About August Wilhelm Bach
Lived 1796 – 1869 (aged 72). August Wilhelm Bach was a German organist and composer.
August Wilhelm Bach (4 October 1796 – 15 April 1869), was a German composer and organist, from Berlin.
He studied with his father, Gottfried, as well as with Carl Friedrich Zelter and Ludwig Berger as well as at the Singing Academy in Berlin. He also taught at the Prussian Academy of Arts. His compositions largely consist of sacred works and works for keyboard. He also wrote a pipe organ method and a hymnbook.
He is unrelated to the family of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Who was August Wilhelm Bach?
German composer (1796–1869)
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August Wilhelm Bach was born on 4 October 1796 in Berlin.
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August Wilhelm Bach died on 15 April 1869 in Berlin.
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August Wilhelm Bach was an organist and composer.
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August Wilhelm Bach was German.
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