Born: De­cem­ber 3, 1642, Arnstadt, Ger­ma­ny.

Died: March 31, 1703, Eis­en­ach, Ger­ma­ny.

Christoph was first cou­sin of Jo­hann Am­bro­si­us Bach, fa­ther of Jo­hann Se­bast­i­an Bach. He was ap­point­ed or­gan­ist at the Arn­stadt court cha­pel in 1663, and at the Ge­org­en­kirche in Eis­en­ach in 1665. In 1700, he be­came the Duke of Eis­en­ach’s court mu­si­cian.

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Music

  1. Komm, O Komm, Du Geist