Johann Nicolaus Bach (violist)

Johann Nicolaus Bach (baptised February 5, 1653 in Erfurt, Germany) was the son of Johann(es) [Hans] Bach. He died of the plague in Erfurt, Germany, on July 30, 1682, at the age of 29. He was a Baroque musician and virtuoso Viola De Gamba player.

Portrait thought to be of Johann Nicolaus Bach.

From 1673 until his death he was very active musician in his hometown of Erfurt. Bach was hired to play the Viol, or Viola De Gamba, an instrument he was said to be a prodigy on.[1] It is unknown if he ever married or had children.

References
  1. Wolff, Christoph; Walter Emery; Richard Douglas Jones; E. Eugene Helm; Ernest Warburton; Ellwood Derr (1983). The New Grove Bach family. New York. ISBN 0-393-01684-6. OCLC 12933213.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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