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Johann Ambrosius Bach (22 February 1645 – ) was a German musician, father to
Johann Ambrosius Bach on the Sojurn Web site
1645 births 1695 deaths Johann Ambrosius Musicians from Erfurt Johann Sebastian Bach German trumpeters Male trumpeters German violinists German male violinists 17th-century classical composers Twin musicians German twins {{Germany-musician-stub
Johann Ambrosius Bach (22 February 1645 – ) was a German musician, father to 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 ...
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Life
Johann Ambrosius Bach was born inErfurt
Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits i ...
, Germany, the son of musician Christoph Bach (1613–1661). He was the twin brother of Johann Christoph Bach
Johann Christoph Bach (baptised – 31 March 1703) was a German composer and organist of the Baroque period. He was born at Arnstadt, the son of Heinrich Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach's first cousin once removed and the first cousin of J.S. ...
(1645–1693). Ambrosius was employed as a violinist in Erfurt.
In 1671, he moved his family to Eisenach
Eisenach () is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, located west of Erfurt, southeast of Kassel and northeast of Frankfurt. It is the main urban centre of western Thuringia and bordering northeastern Hessian regions, situat ...
, in present-day Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and larg ...
, 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 Bach, the famous German Baroque composer and musician. 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 in with his eldest son, Johann Christoph Bach.
See also
*Bach family
The Bach family refers to several notable composers of the Baroque music, baroque and Classical period (music), classical periods of music, the best-known of whom was Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). A family genealogy was drawn up by Johann ...
References
External links
Johann Ambrosius Bach on the Sojurn Web site
1645 births 1695 deaths Johann Ambrosius Musicians from Erfurt Johann Sebastian Bach German trumpeters Male trumpeters German violinists German male violinists 17th-century classical composers Twin musicians German twins {{Germany-musician-stub