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A cousin of Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748) was organist, composer, theorist, and lexicographer, publishing the first comprehensive dictionary of music and musicians and a piece on the tuition of organists. Sacred choral and keyboard works comprise the bulk of his output.

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• Johann Gottfried Walther

  http://www.hoasm.org/XIE/WaltherJG.html
  Biography, influences, major accomplishments, writings, and link to relationship with Johann Sebastian Bach from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.

• Walther, Johann Gottfried: Biography

  http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/walther.html
  Article from Sojourn pages with links to Bach and other composers and to a glossary of terms.

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