Johann Nicolaus Bach

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Johann Nicolaus Bach (or Johann Nikolaus Bach) (1669 – 1753) was a German composer of the Baroque period.

Johann Nicolaus was the eldest son of Johann Christoph Bach and the second cousin of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was educated at the University of Jena, where he would later become organist. In about 1700, he visited Italy, and he was influenced by Antonio Lotti. He later joined the Danish army. He then returned to Jena where he lived for the rest of his life. Few of his compositions survive. He was also a maker of harpsichords and organs.