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1BACH
31869. Organist, son and pupil of Gottfried Bach, who was organist at Trinity Church, afterwards pupil of Zelter in counterpoint and fugue, of L. Berger on the pianoforte, and of C. W. Henning on the violin. He was organist at St. Gertrude's (1814), and St. Mary's (1816), became professor at the Institute for church music in 1822, and succeeded Zelter as its director in 1832. He composed church and organ music, besides some pianoforte pieces and songs.—Mendel.
5BACH, OTTO, born in Vienna, Feb. 9, 1833, still living there, 1888. Dramatic composer, pupil of Sechter in Vienna, of Marx in Berlin, and of Hauptmann in Leipzig; was at first Kapellmeister of the theatre at Augsburg (1866), and in 1868 was called to Salzburg as director of the Mozarteum and Kapellmeister of the cathedral. Since 1880, Kapellmeister of the Votivkirche in Vienna. Works—Operas: Sardanapal, three acts, about 1860; Die Liebesprobe, two acts, represented at Augsburg, April 1, 1867; Die Argonauten, 1870; Lenore, three acts, Gotha, Dec. 25, 1874; Medea; 4 symphonies; Electra, overture; Der Blumen Rache, ballad for chorus and orchestra; Requiem; Masses, choruses, chamber music.—Riemann.
7BACHE, FRANCIS EDWARD, born in Birmingham, England, Sept. 14, 1833, died there, Aug. 24, 1858. Pianist, pupil on the violin at Birmingham of Alfred Mellon; went to London in 1849 to study under Sterndale Bennett, and to Leipsic in 1853 to study with Hauptmann and Plaidy, taking also organ lessons at Dresden in 1854 from Schneider. Illness took him in 1855 to Algiers, whence he went to Leipsic, Rome, and Vienna, and returned to England in 1857. His ability was great—far beyond his physical strength. Works: Which is Which?, opera, 1851; Rübezahl, opera, 1853; 4 mazurkas, op. 13; Souvenirs d'Italie, op. 19; Andante and rondo polonaise for pianoforte and orchestra; trio for pianoforte and strings, op. 25; Romance for pianoforte and violin; 6 songs, op. 16; Barcarola Veneziana; Concerto in E for pianoforte and orchestra. Walter Bache (born in Birmingham, June 19, 1842), his brother, is a pianist in London, and the acknowledged exponent in England of Liszt's music.—Grove; Brown.
9BÄCHE VON GESALZNEN ZÄHREN, tenor aria in F minor, with accompaniment of strings complete, fagotto and continuo, in Johann Sebastian Bach's cantata, Ich hatte viel Bekümmerniss.
11BACHMANN, GOTTLÖB, born at Bornitz, Saxony, March 28, 1763, died at Zeitz, April 10, 1840. Organist, pupil of Frech at Zeitz, for pianoforte and harmony; went in 1785 to Leipsic and studied counterpoint, and in 1790 to Dresden, where Naumann became his master in composition. Organist at Zeitz in 1791. Works: Phaedon und Naide, opera, given in Dresden, about 1790; Don Silvio de Rosalva, do., Brunswick, 1797; Orpheus und Eurydice, do., ib., 1798; Cantate auf den Tod des Orpheus, ib., 1799; Lieder und Arien (Halle, 1795); Das Elysium, ballad (Vienna, Riedt); Hero und Leander, do. (Offenbach, André, 1798); 12 songs, op. 6 (ib., 1799); Des Mädchens Klage (Augsburg, 1799); Leonhard und Blondine, ballad (Leipsic, Breitkopf & Härtel); Leonore, do. (Vienna, Riedt); Arion, do. (Bonn, Simrock); Die Bürgschaft, do. (ib.); Die Klage der Ceres (ib.); Die Schlacht (ib.); Ballads of Goethe (Leipsic, Kühnel); 12 songs, op. 22 (Vienna, Eder); 6 do., op. 25 (ib., Riedt); 6 German odes, op. 33 (ib.); 6 songs, op. 45 (Berlin, Dunker); 6 do., op. 51 (Leipsic, Hoffmeister); 6 do., op. 59 (Worms, Kreitner); Symphony for orchestra, op. 2 (Offenbach, André); 2 do., op. 9 and 10 (Brunswick, Spehr); 2 quartets for 2 violins, viola, and violoncello, op. 3 (Offenbach, André); 2 do., op. 5 (ib.); 3 do., op. 7 (Vienna, Eder); 2 do., op. 8 (Brunswick, Spehr); 1 do., op. 32 (Leipsic, Breitkopf & Härtel); do., op. 57 (Worms, Kreitner); do., dedicated to Haydn (Augsburg, Gombart); Quintet for pianoforte, flute, violin, viola, and violoncello, op.
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