A court organist is a person who plays the organ in an orchestra employed by a monarch or other noble patron to perform music at their court.
When Johann Sebastian Bach worked as an organist at St. Blasius's he composed Cantatas. When he worked as director of music for the ducal court he composed organ music and preludes. When he became Konzertmeister he wrote Cantatas.
A barrel organist is a person who plays a barrel organ.
Pavel Kohout - organist - was born in 1976.
George Cooper - organist - was born in 1820.
George Cooper - organist - died in 1876.
John Jones - organist - was born in 1728.
John Jones - organist - died in 1796.
Mary Hudson - organist - died in 1801.
William Sexton - organist - died in 1824.
William Sexton - organist - was born in 1764.
Don Patterson - organist - died in 1988.
Don Patterson - organist - was born in 1936.