Johann Bernhard Bach the Younger explained

Johann Bernhard Bach
Birth Name:Johann Bernhard Bach
Birth Date:24 November 1700
Birth Place:Ohrdruf, Germany
Death Date:12 June 1743 (aged 42)
Death Place:Ohrdruf, Germany
Occupation:Composer, Organist
Instrument:Organ

Johann Bernhard Bach (the younger; to distinguish him from an older family member with the same name) (24 November 1700  - 12 June 1743) was a nephew of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was a German composer and organist.

Johann Bernhard was born in and he died in Ohrdruf. In 1721 he followed his father, Johann Christoph Bach, in the post of organist at St. Michael in Ohrdruf.[1]

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  1. Web site: Johann Bernhard Bach the younger (1700– 1743) . carus-verlag.com . 25 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140730043100/http://www.carus-verlag.com/index.php3?BLink=ID3e6c68cd41291&selSprache=1 . 30 July 2014 .