- German baroque composer, organist, teacher and court musician.
- A master of the South German organ tradition.
- Famous for his Canon in D major.
- Held important positions in Eisenach, Erfurt, Stuttgart, Gotha, and Nuremberg.
- Teacher of Johann Sebastian Bach's elder brother, Johann Christoph.
- A prolific composer, leaving over 200 surviving works, mostly sacred vocal and organ compositions.