Johann Michael Bach (Gehren)

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Johann Michael Bach Monument in Gehren

Johann Michael Bach (baptized August 9th July / August 19,  1648 greg. In Arnstadt ; † May 17, July / May 27,  1694 greg. In Gehren ), also called "Gehrener Bach", was a German composer from the Bach family .

Johann Michael Bach was a son of Heinrich Bach and initially worked as a cantor in Arnstadt, then from 1673 as an organist and town clerk in Gehren. His daughter Maria Barbara Bach , born there in 1684, was Johann Sebastian Bach's first wife .

Cantatas and motets as well as organ chorals by Johann Michael Bach are preserved in the Altbach archive .

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  1. ↑ A problematic reference to a Johann Michael Bach exists in: Hermann Ritter (Hrsg.): Allgemeine Illustrierte Encyklopädie der Musikgeschichte 1902. Quotation: “Johann Michael Bach, who was born in Arnstadt in 1660 (!), Was an organist and town clerk in Gehren [ Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen], where he died in 1723 (!). "This seems to be a mix-up, because the dates given here for the" Gehrener Bach "correspond to those of Johann Lorenz Stauber (1660–1723)
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SURNAME Bach, Johann Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer of cantatas, motets and organ choirs
DATE OF BIRTH baptized August 19, 1648
PLACE OF BIRTH Arnstadt
DATE OF DEATH May 27, 1694
Place of death Miter