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Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach

1759 - 1845

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Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, also known as William Bach (24 May 1759 – 25 December 1845) was the eldest son of Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach and the only grandson of Johann Sebastian Bach to gain fame as a composer. He was music director to King Frederick William II of Prussia. He said, "Heredity can tend to run out of ideas." Ernst Bach received training in music from his uncle Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and from another uncle in England, Johann Christian Bach. He was in London when Johann Christian died there on 1 January 1782. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach is the 542nd most popular composer (down from 478th in 2019), the 2,124th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,899th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach ranks 542 out of 1,451. Before him are Michael Kamen, Vasily Kalinnikov, Gara Garayev, Henri Duparc, R. D. Burman, and Johann Adam Hiller. After him are Hans Swarowsky, Philippe Herreweghe, John Adams, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, and Arno Babajanian.

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Among people born in 1759, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach ranks 22. Before him are Maria Theresia von Paradis, Friedrich August Wolf, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Jacques Cathelineau, and Dean Mahomed. After him are François Devienne, Johann Christian Reil, Matsudaira Sadanobu, Franz Krommer, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, and Ferenc Kazinczy. Among people deceased in 1845, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach ranks 19. Before him are Isabella Colbran, Simon Mayr, Roustam Raza, Nils Gabriel Sefström, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, and Zaman Shah Durrani. After him are Jónas Hallgrímsson, George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Dominique, comte de Cassini, Nikoloz Baratashvili, Francisco Manuel Blanco, and Henrik Steffens.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach ranks 2,125 out of 7,253. Before him are George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1539), Ernst Curtius (1814), Paul Drude (1863), George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605), Elke Sommer (1940), and Jakub Bart-Ćišinski (1856). After him are Ludwig Uhland (1787), Gustaf Gründgens (1899), Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (1797), Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (1891), Hans Globke (1898), and Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben (1744).

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Among COMPOSERS In Germany

Among composers born in Germany, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach ranks 82. Before him are Adolf von Henselt (1814), Johann Crüger (1598), Fredrik Pacius (1809), Johann Ludwig Bach (1677), Reinhard Keiser (1674), and Friedrich Wieck (1785). After him are Johann David Heinichen (1683), Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918), Conradin Kreutzer (1780), Hermann Scherchen (1891), Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741), and Max Richter (1966).

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