Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach

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Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (May 27, 1759 – December 25, 1845), son of Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach and the only grandson of Johann Sebastian Bach to gain fame as a composer. He was music director to Frederick William II of Prussia. He said "Heredity can tend to run out of ideas."

Not to be confused with Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, his uncle, also a composer.