Bach-Repertorium VII: Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach
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Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759-1845), the grandson of Johann Sebastian Bach, was the last member of the musical dynasty to compose. He worked in London and Minden before moving to Berlin, where he worked as Kapellmeister to the Prussian Queen and music teacher to her and the royal children. His piano works, chamber music, orchestral works, oratorio, cantatas, arias, songs, and stage works are now described for the first time in a Catalogue of Works. With detailed music incipits, extensive descriptions of the sources, and information on editions and the history of the works, his output has been documented and information now made available to musicologists, musicians, and all those interested in his music.
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Magdalena Strobel
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Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach
| 1759-1845Among the grandsons of J.S. Bach the one who became most prominent as a composer was Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759–1845), the son of the ?Bückeburg Bach.? His musical education was undertaken by his father and his uncle Johann Christian in London, in whose house he lived for several years. In his compositions, most of which date from before 1800, W.F.E. Bach followed in the footsteps of his father and his celebrated uncle. Personal details
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