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Bach (disambiguation)

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Bach is the surname of a number of people:

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer, organist) - the most well-known of the Bachs
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Composer, organist)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Composer, harpsichordist, pianist)
Johann Bernhard Bach (Composer, harpsichordist, organist)
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (Composer)
Johann Christian Bach (Composer)
Johann Ludwig Bach (Composer, violinist)
Johann Aegidus Bach (Organist, conductor)
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach (Organist)

Other Bachs

P. D. Q. Bach (Fictitious composer, alter ego of Peter Schickele)
Barbara Bach (actress) [1]
Richard Bach (novelist)
Vincent Bach, trumpet player and builder, founder of famous US trumpet-making company
Sebastian Bach, former lead singer of Skid Row, currently performs on Broadway
Edward Bach, Dr. Edward Bach Bach Centre discovered and developed The Bach Flower Remedies, which are directed at a particular negative characteristic or emotional state.
Alexander von Bach, Austrian baron who administered the kingdom of Hungary following the Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas
Maurice Bach, Author of the well known book on Unix, The Design of the UNIX Operating System.

Other meanings

The BACH motif is a four-note sequence which features in a number of pieces of music, usually in homage to J.S.Bach.

In New Zealand, a bach (pronounced "batch") is a holiday home, generally a modest one.