Background
He was born in Weimar. In 1723 his father was appointed Thomaskantor in Leipzig.
He was born in Weimar. In 1723 his father was appointed Thomaskantor in Leipzig.
J.G.B. Bach attended the Thomasschule, where his father was responsible for the musical education, and also studied privately with his father.
J.S. Bach is believed to have moved to Leipzig partly because of the educational opportunities there for his chidren. Instead, he competed for a post as musician. Johann Gottfried Bernhard first served as organist at the Marienkirche in Mühlhausen in 1735 and, after leaving the town charged with debts, managed with the support of his father to find a new engagement as organist at the Jakobikirche in Sangerhausen.
In 1738, he secretly abandoned a career in music in order to study law in Jena.
There he died prematurely at aged 24.