Previous posts for August 9th are here: Reynaldo Hahn; Albert Ketélbey (2019) and Johann Michael Bach (2020)
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Johann Michael Bach (bapt.19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1648 – 27 May [O.S. 17 May] 1694) was a German composer and organist, and related to J. S. Bach as explained below. (Some standard sources are content to give his birth date as August 9th and be done with it, so that is what I've done here.)
Family Matters 1: Keeping It in the Family
Bach is German for brook,creek, stream, rivulet;
He was first cousin, once removed and father-in-law of Johann Sebastian Bach (he was the father of J.S. Bach's first wife Maria Barbara Bach) -- adapted from Wikipedia
J.S. Bach’s cousin once removed
Became his father-in-law,
(This sort of thing is still approved
In rural Arkansas).
This mingling of the family blood,
This blend they undertook,
Ensured the bloodline was a flood,
Instead of just a Brook.
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Family Matters 2: Cautionary Note
Johann Michael is sometimes referred to as the "Gehrener Bach" to distinguish him from his great-nephew, also Johann Michael, the "Wuppertaler Bach" -- adapted from Wikipedia
The Gehrener Johann Michael Bach could be
Conflated by some absentminded scholar
With someone further down the family tree,
The Johann Michael Bach of Wuppertaler.
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