Johann Gottfried Walther (* 18. September 1684 in Erfurt; † 23. March 1748 in Weimar) was a German organist, conductor, composer and musicologist. In 1707, at the age of 23, he was elected organist of the St. Peter and Paul Church in Weimar, where he became friends with Johann Sebastian Bach. Walther and Bach were distant cousins.
Johann Gottfried Walther (* 18. September 1684 in Erfurt; † 23. March 1748 in Weimar) was a German organist, conductor, composer and musicologist.
In 1707, at the age of 23, he was elected organist of the St. Peter and Paul Church in Weimar, where he became friends with Johann Sebastian Bach. Walther and Bach were distant cousins.