Georg Böhm (* September 2, 1661 in Hohenkirchen (Thuringia); † Mai 18, 1733 in Lüneburg (Dutchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg) was a German Baroque organist and composer.
Georg Böhm received his first music lessons from his father, a schoolmaster and organist who died in 1675. After his father's death, Böhm studied at the ''Lateinschule'' (Latin School) in Goldbach, and later at the Gymnasium in Gotha, graduating in 1684.
After his studies in Jena, he remained several years in Hamburg and later was the organist at the ''St. Johann Church'' in Lüneburg. Johann Sebastian Bach was in Lüneburg during this time as a student at the ''Michaelis-Kloster'' (St. Michael 's Monastery) and sang as a ''Diskantist'' (choir boy with a soprano voice) in the ''Mettenchor'' (Metten Choir). Böhm's influence on Bach's early organ works and piano suites may be assumed based on stylistic aspects but cannot be substantiated. Böhm remained in the position as organist until his death in 1733.
During 2006, transcripts of organ works with Böhm's watermark were found within the old holdings of the ''Duchess Anna Amalia Library'' in Weimar. This leads to believe that they were prepared by the 15 year old Johann Sebastian Bach for organ lessons with Georg Böhm.
Source: Wikipedia 04/07/17
