Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach
Born: 24th May 1759, Bückeburg, Germany
Died: 25th December 1845, Berlin, Germany
Nationality: German
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, also known as William Bach 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 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 Bach died there on New Year's Day, 1782. Ernst Bach remained in England until 1784 before returning via Holland to Germany.
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