Johann Ambrosius Bach belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Johann Ambrosius Bach as German musician, father to Johann Sebastian Bach (1645-1695).
Johann Ambrosius Bach was born at Erfurt in 1645. His recorded nationality is Germany.
Music then was written to commission, for a court, a church or a patron, and a composer's freedom was bounded by whoever paid.
He worked as composer, conductor and trumpeter.
The instruments recorded are organ, trumpet and violin.
His work is classed as classical music.
Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.
That the work came out of Germany shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Johann Ambrosius Bach died in 1695, aged 50. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Instruments: organ, trumpet and violin
- Genres: classical music
