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.
No, Haydn was not an organist for 26 years in a church in Leipzig, Germany. He is best known for his work in Vienna and as a prominent composer of the Classical period. While he held various musical positions throughout his career, including serving as a court musician, there is no record of him being an organist in Leipzig for such a duration.
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.
Organist
They have not had a stadium organist since 1982.
David Goode - organist - was born in 1971.
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.
Pavel Kohout - organist - was born in 1976.
Don Patterson - organist - died in 1988.