Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

Composer

1710 – 1784

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Who was Wilhelm Friedemann Bach?

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, the second child and eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach, was a German composer and performer. Despite his acknowledged genius as an organist, improviser and composer, his income and employment were unstable and he died in poverty.

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Born
Nov 22, 1710
Weimar
Also known as
  • W.F. Bach
  • W.F. ใƒใƒƒใƒ
  • Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann
Parents
Siblings
Nationality
  • Germany
Education
  • Thomasschule zu Leipzig
  • University of Leipzig
Died
Jul 1, 1784
Berlin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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