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Was C.P.E. Bach the eldest or second surviving son of Johann Sebastian Bach?

  • Eldest

  • Second surviving

  • Third surviving

  • Youngest

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The answer is: second surviving son. C.P.E. Bach was the second surviving son of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was born on March 8, 1714, in Weimar, Germany. His older brother, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, was born in 1710. C.P.E. Bach's younger brothers included Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Johann Michael Bach, and Christian Gottlieb Bach.
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