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--- John Cowan skrzypszy: > Well, I searched German pages only (to the best of Google's ability to > sort them) and found them about equally divided between Carl and Karl > Philipp Bach (I left out the E-word to avoid problems with its spelling). How did you perform your Google? I tried the same (German pages only), and this is what I got: C.P.E. Bach 2020 C.Ph.E. Bach 2370 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 3760 Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach 250 Carl Philipp Bach 38 K.P.E. Bach 2 K.Ph.E. Bach 1 Karl Philipp Emanuel Bach 35 Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach 1 Karl Philipp Bach 2 (*) ... which to me seems rather conclusive evidence that "C" (> 99,5 % of the cases) is the correct one. (*) Apparently not the same person as our subject. > So maybe we are dealing with a problem like that of Shakespeare's name, Possibly, but I doubt it. > which was spelled numerous ways in his own time: my favorite is "Shaxper". Then you must like the Polish spelling as well; "Szekspir". Jan ===== "Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com