Christoph Bach ( – ) was a German musician of the

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

period. He was the grandfather of

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

. According to information provided by

in his genealogy ''Origin of the Musical Bach Family'' written in 1735, Christoph Bach was the second son of Johannes Bach I. His brothers, Johann Bach and Heinrich Bach, were also composers.Christoph Bach (1613–1661)
Here of a Sunday Morning. Accessed 26 August 2020. He was born in Wechmar, Germany, where he became a court musician. He also held town musician posts in

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and in Arnstadt. Christoph Bach married Maria Magdalena Grabler. They had three sons, who were all musicians: Georg Christoph Bach (1642–1697), and the twins Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645–1695), who was

's father, and Johann Christoph Bach (musician at Arnstadt), Johann Christoph Bach (1645–1693). Christoph Bach died in Arnstadt.

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1613 births 1661 deaths Bach family, Christoph Bach {{Germany-musician-stub

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