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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 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. Ernst Bach remained in England until 1784, when he returned to Germany via Holland.

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