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Music book with illuminated frontispiece dedicated to Mr Albert B Bach as a token of affection by his grateful pupils. Edinburgh, April 1888.

From Theodore Baker's A Biographical Dictionary of Musicians:

Bach [Bak], Alberto, b. Gyula, Hungary 1844; teacher and critic; author of "Musical Education and Vocal Culture" (Edinburgh, 1880; 5th ed. London, 1898); "The Art of Singing" (Edinburgh, 1886); "The Art-Ballad: Loewe and Schubert" (London, 3d ed., 1897); "Principles of Singing" (London, 2d ed., 1897).

also from the same work:
Bach, Albert Bernhard [real family-name Bak], was b.in B. Gyula, Hungary, Mar. 22, 1844. At his father's wish he began a mercantile career in Vienna in 1861, but went over to music, studying under Marchesi at the Cons. 1869-70, also with Cunio, Weiss, and Gansbacher. In 1871 he gave his first concerts as a bass-baritone singer, at Vienna; from 1876-7 studied at Milan for Italian opera under Lamperti, Ronconi and Varesi; was eng at La Scala 1877-8, and in 1879 at the Court Opera, [Buda-]Pesth, where he was reengaged in 1885 for leading bass-baritone roles; since 1886 has sung in oratorio and concert (at London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, etc., also in Germany). In Britain he has had great success as a concert-singer; his speciality is Lowe (he is an honorary member of the Berlin Lowe-Verein). His lectures on "Raphael, Mozart and the Renaissance" were publ. in 1883 (enlarged ed. in preparation): a booklet on "Sound, Light and Colour" was publ. in 1899. Also edited 3 vol.s of Lowe Ballades, with Engl. translations, Preface, and directions for proper performance. Resides in Edinburgh.


From 'The Musical Times' - January 1, 1913:
MR ALBERT B. BACH, a well-known and greatly respected professor of singing. He died suddenly, of acute angina pectoris, on November 19. Mr. Bach was born in Gyula, Hungary, in 1844 and he settled in Edinburgh about thirty years ago [c1883]. We hope to be able to refer in our next number to his useful career. (www.jstor.org/pss/906120)