Please submit sites dealing with the life or music of Johann Gottfried Walther, including biographies, discographies, analyses of compositions, or bibliographies.
Please note the distinction between this man and the earlier Johann Walther, a contemporary of and co-worker with Martin Luther.
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.