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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
- Alexander von Bach, Austrian baron who administered the kingdom of Hungary following the Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas
- Barbara Bach (actress) [1] (http://us.imdb.com/Name?Bach,+Barbara)
- Edward Bach, Dr. Edward Bach Bach Centre (http://www.bachcentre.com/centre/drbach.htm) discovered and developed The Bach Flower Remedies, which are directed at a particular negative characteristic or emotional state.
- Kristina Bach, German music singer
- Maurice Bach, Author of the well known book on Unix, The Design of the UNIX Operating System.
- P. D. Q. Bach (Fictitious composer, alter ego of Peter Schickele)
- Richard Bach (novelist)
- Sebastian Bach, former lead singer of Skid Row, currently performs on Broadway
- Vincent Bach, trumpet player and builder, founder of famous US trumpet-making company
Place names
- Bach (Carinthia), Austria, municipality
- Bach (Tyrol), Austria, municipality
- Bach, Germany, a village of Erbach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Bach an der Donau, a municipality in Bavaria, Germany
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.
An asteroid, see 1814 Bach
In New Zealand, a bach (pronounced "batch") is a holiday home, generally a modest one. In the South Island, it is called a crib.
In german language, "Bach" has the meaning of brook or creek.
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