COMPOSER

Johann Ludwig Bach

1677 - 1731

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Johann Ludwig Bach (14 February [O.S. 4 February] 1677 – 1 May 1731) was a German composer and violinist. He was born in Thal (Ruhla) near Eisenach. At the age of 22 he moved to Meiningen eventually being appointed cantor there, and later Kapellmeister. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Ludwig Bach has received more than 111,289 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Ludwig Bach is the 449th most popular composer (up from 453rd in 2019), the 1,779th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,744th in 2019) and the 68th most popular German Composer.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Johann Ludwig Bach ranks 449 out of 1,451. Before him are Friedrich von Flotow, Ferdinand Hiller, Miki Matsubara, Grock, Joseph Martin Kraus, and Pēteris Vasks. After him are Leroy Anderson, Pierre de la Rue, Moritz Moszkowski, Bernhard Crusell, Emilio de' Cavalieri, and Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1677, Johann Ludwig Bach ranks 6. Before him are Stanisław Leszczyński, Li Ching-Yuen, Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Jacques Cassini, and Stephen Hales. After him are Pietro Grimani, Nicola Fago, John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Jan Santini Aichel, Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun, and Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. Among people deceased in 1731, Johann Ludwig Bach ranks 9. Before him are Brook Taylor, Yevdokiya Lopukhina, Antonio I, Prince of Monaco, Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado, Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma, and Frederik Ruysch. After him are Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken, Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco, Mary Astell, Ferdinand Brokoff, and Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Ludwig Bach ranks 1,779 out of 7,253. Before him are Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1722), Joseph Martin Kraus (1756), Martin Walser (1927), Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1835), Werner Jaeger (1888), and Basil Valentine (1394). After him are Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), Christa Ludwig (1928), Carl Ludvig Engel (1778), Wilhelm Zaisser (1893), and Theodor Lipps (1851).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Johann Ludwig Bach ranks 68. Before him are Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia (1716), Hans Werner Henze (1926), Heinrich Marschner (1795), Friedrich von Flotow (1812), Ferdinand Hiller (1811), and Joseph Martin Kraus (1756). After him are Christoph Graupner (1683), Johann Gottfried Walther (1684), Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667), Albert Lortzing (1801), Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759), and Johann Kirnberger (1721).

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