August Wilhelm Bach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German composer
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Place of Birth: Berlin
About August Wilhelm Bach
- August Wilhelm Bach (4 October 1796 – 15 April 1869) was a German composer and organist.
- He is unrelated to the family of Johann Sebastian Bach.
- He studied with his father, Gottfried, as well as with Carl Friedrich Zelter and Ludwig Berger.
- In 1832, he succeeded Zelter as the director of the Royal Institute of Church Music 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.
- See: List of music students by teacher: A to B#August Wilhelm Bach.
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