Publisher's Synopsis
The Bachs of Thuringia-Veit Bach, the ancestor of John Sebastian-His sons and descendants-A breach of promise of marriage-J. Christoph Bach of Arnstadt-His cantata -Es erhob sich ein Streit--John Michael Bach of Gehren-His character-His compositions-Joh. Christoph Bach of Ohrdruf, and his descendants-The sons of Joh. Sebastian Bach-The clan feeling-A sixteenth century quodlibet. John Sebastian Bach came of a large family of Thuringian musicians, whose members have been traced back to the first decade of the sixteenth century.
