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Bach

(Encyclopedia) BachBachbäkh [key], German family of distinguished musicians who flourished from the 16th through the 18th cent., its most renowned member being Johann Sebastian Bach (see separate…

Bach system

(Encyclopedia) Bach system: see Bach, Alexander.

Harriman, Pamela

ambassadorBirthplace: Farnborough, EnglandBorn: 1920Died: 1997

Brewer's: Pamela

The title of the finest of Richardson's novels, which once enjoyed a popularity almost equal to that of the romances of Sir Walter Scott. Pamela. Lady Edward Fitzgerald (died 1831).…

Bach — Angela Hewitt

PartitasHyperion Though her career is officially only four years old, Hewitt is quickly establishing herself as one of the foremost Bach pianists. Her choice of instruments automatically…

Bach, Johann Christian

(Encyclopedia) Bach, Johann ChristianBach, Johann Christiankrĭsˈtyän [key]Bach, Johann Christian bäkh [key], 1735–82, German musician and composer; son of J. S. Bach. He went to Italy in 1754, became…

Gravelot, Hubert

(Encyclopedia) Gravelot, HubertGravelot, Hubertübĕrˈ grävlōˈ [key], 1699–1772, French engraver. Gravelot was instrumental in introducing the French rococo pictorial tradition to England. The books he…