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[[File:Johann Ambrosius Bach.jpg|thumb|upright|Johann Ambrosius Bach, 1685]] |
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'''Johann Ambrosius Bach''' ({{OldStyleDate|4 March|1645|22 February}} – {{OldStyleDate|2 March 1695||20 February}}) was a German musician, father to [[Johann Sebastian Bach]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wolff|first=Christoph|authorlink=Christoph Wolff|title=Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician|year=2000|publisher=Norton|location=New York|isbn=0-393-32256-4|pages=16–17}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Rollberg|first=Friß|title=Johann Ambrosius Bach. Stadtpfeifer zu Eisenach von 1671–1695|journal=Bach Jahrbuch|year=1927|pages=133–152}}</ref> |
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The son of [[Christoph Bach (musician)|Christoph Bach]] (1613–1661), Ambrosius was born in [[Erfurt]], Germany, as the twin brother of [[Johann Christoph Bach (1645–93)|Johann Christoph Bach]] (1645–1693). Ambrosius was employed as a violinist in Erfurt. |
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In 1671, he moved his family to [[Eisenach]], in present-day [[Thuringia]], where he was employed as a court trumpeter and director of the town musicians. He married his first wife [[Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt]] on 1 April 1668, and had eight children by her, four of whom became musicians, including Johann Sebastian. She was buried on 3 May 1694. On 27 November 1694 he married Barbara Margaretha, née Keul (she had already been twice widowed). He died in Eisenach less than three months later. After Johann Ambrosius Bach`s death, his two children, Johann Jacob Bach and Johann Sebastian Bach, moved with his eldest son, Johann Christoph Bach. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Bach family]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/jabach.html Johann Ambrosius Bach on the Sojurn Web site] |
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*[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Bach-Johann-Ambrosius.htm Johann Ambrosius Bach on the Bach Cantatas Web site] |
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{{Bach family}} |
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{{Persondata |
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| NAME = Bach, Johann Ambrosius |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = German musician |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 4 March 1645 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Erfurt, present-day Thuringia |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 2 March 1695 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Eisenach, present-day Thuringia |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bach, Johann Ambrosius}} |
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[[Category:1645 births]] |
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[[Category:1695 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Bach family|Johann Ambrosius]] |
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[[Category:People from Erfurt]] |
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[[Category:Johann Sebastian Bach]] |
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[[Category:German trumpeters]] |
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[[Category:German violinists]] |
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{{Germany-musician-stub}} |
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