Cyriacus Wilche or Cyriakus Wilcke (c.1620 in Pfiffelbach– 26 April 1667 in Jena) was a German composer of the Baroque period.
Background Cyriacus Wilche worked as a musician at the court of Weimar until 1662. From 1662 until his death in 1667, he was employed as a musician in Jena. The godfather of one of his children was Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena.
He is best known today for his Battaglia for 2 violins, 2 violas and continuo. Possibly his only surviving work, it has survived in manuscript form as part of the Rost Codex.Edition: Cyriacus Wilche, Battaglia, edited by Konrad Ruhland (Magdeburg: Edition Walhall, 2008) It was recorded by Musica Antiqua Köln.
Wilche was possibly the grandfather of Anna Magdalena Bach, the second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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