Abby Bach

Abby Bach is the 3rd Baby Einstein video series to be made since Halloween. It was released in 1998 despite the original tape saying 1999. It included the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, and colorful toys from the 90's. It was one of the 10 videos to be created by Julie Aigner-Clark. In 2000, the sound design for Baby Bach was updated by Bill Weisbach. A new Baby Bach CD came out when the sound design was updated. Later on, in 2004, Disney decided to replace some of the toys because some of them were a little scary.

## Video Guide

### Opening To Baby Bach 2009 DVD

* Fanfare from Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Marching 3 Cornelius the Dancing Chickens (replaced by Rikki Rooster in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Cornelius the Dancing Chicken from 2010)
* Minuet in G Major from Anna Magdalena, BWV Anh. 114: Opening titles
* Winkel
* Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050, 3rd Movement: Machine Ball Factory in white in 5 different angles (5th angle zoomed out in 2004 & 2008 then back to 5th angle in 2010), Cosmos Kinetic zoomed out, Jupiter Kinetic, Cosmos Kinetic zoomed in
* Lights n' Sound Fire Engine
* Sierra plays Shaker from 4-in-1 Mini Orchestra
* Ascending Scales: Orchestral Piano
* Zylon Dragon Puppet
* Ascending Scales: Lollipop Drum Bard The Dragon
* Threading Cheese
* Ascending Scales: 8 Tune Xylophone
* Sierra does peekaboo
* Cantata No. 147, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147: HydroGyro (replaced by Turbo Tower Totem Tops in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to HydroGyro in 2010), Sun Pendulum in black (replaced by Sun Balance Toy in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Sun Pendulum in 2010), HydroGyro (replaced by Turbo Tower Totem Tops in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to HydroGyro in 2010), Musical Bubble Bear (replaced by Bubble Monkey in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Musical Bubble Bear in 2010), HydroGyro (replaced by Turbo Tower Totem Tops in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to HydroGyro in 2010)
* Balloons
* Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049, 1st Movement: Village Animated Sledding Hill in 3 different angles, Wonderland Bear Band in 2 different angles (replaced by Fox Hunt Man with Horn, Drummer Boy, and Salvation Army Woman with Alto Horn in 4 different angles in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Wonderland Bear Band in 2010), Village Animated Skating Pond in 4 different angles, Village Animated Sledding Hill, Village Animated Skating Pond, Wonderland Bear Band (replaced by Fox Hunt Man with Horn, Drummer Boy, and Salvation Army Woman with Alto Horn in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Wonderland Bear Band in 2010)
* Toccata in D Minor, BWV 565/Cantata No. 140, Sleepers Awake, BWV 645: Atomic Robots with Gang of Five: Mini Machine Man
* Sierra blows Animal Jazz Band Trumpet
* Ascending Scales: Little Tooter Trumpet, Animal Jazz Band Trumpet, and Kazoo Trumpet #202
* Octopus Puppet
* Ascending Scales: Saxophone (replaced by Play at Home Saxophone in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Saxophone in 2010)
* Baby Giraffe Puppet (replaced by Mini-Mals: Kiko Kitty in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Baby Giraffe Puppet in 2010)
* Ascending Scales: Bird Trumpet and Kazoo
* Sierra does peekaboo again
* Moving Moneybox
* Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047, 3rd Movement: 8 Inch Plasma Ball zoomed out then in, Form "S" Kinetic, Disco Ball zooming in, Spiral Pendulum, 8 Inch Plasma Ball zoomed out then in, Form "S" Kinetic roses down
* Cornelius the Dancing Chicken (replaced by Rikki Rooster in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Cornelius the Dancing Chicken in 2010)
* Aspen tells a joke: "Why did Mozart get rid of all his chickens? Because they kept going Bach, Bach, Bach, Bach!" It made the other adults laugh.
* Flute Sonata in E Flat Major, BWV 1031, 3rd Movement: RC Dizzy Kitty in 3 different angles, Aqua Fun: Fish Tank zoomed out then in, Cornelius the Dancing Chicken and Sunny the Singing Sunflower (replaced by Rikki Rooster and You Are My Sunshine Flower in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Cornelius the Dancing Chicken and Sunny the Singing Flower in 2010), G. G. Giraffe
* Minuet in G Major from Anna Magdalena, BWV Anh. 114: Holographic Streamers
* Peek-a-Boo Farm
* Sierra plays Junior Bongos
* Ascending Scales: Melody Harp
* Baby Dino in Egg Puppet
* Ascending Scales: Accordion
* Snowy Owl Puppet
* Ascending Scales: Ukulele
* Sierra clapping with Pink Plastic Glasses on
* Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, Air, BWV 1068: Lava Lamp, Disco Ball normal zoom, Lava Lamp
* Microwave and Cup (replaced by Toaster and Bread in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Microwave and Cup in 2010)
* Paint a Picture of the Rabbit playing with the Piano with a Paintbrush zooms in, Jupiter Kinetic zooms out, Paint a Picture of the Rabbit playing with the Piano with a Paintbrush
* North Pole Express Train 2 different angles, Traffic Light (replaced by Street Light in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Traffic Light in 2010), Fruit and Vegetable Puzzle, Wonderland Bear Band (replaced by Fox Hunt Man with Horn, Drummer Boy, and Salvation Army Woman with Alto Horn in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Wonderland Bear Band in 2010), Dragon Clock (replaced by Dinosaur Clock in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Dragon Clock in 2010), Pinwheel, North Pole Express Train
* Sierra plays Lollipop Drum
* Ascending Scales: Violin
* Seals playing with a beachball
* Ascending Scales: Trombone and French Horn
* Snake Puppet
* Ascending Scales: Jungle Drum, Flute, and Clarinet
* Sierra wears a blue hat on
* Blue Bird Bus Bank
* The Blue Wave Machine zooms out, HydroGyro normal zoom, The Blue Wave Machine normal zoom, Corn Clock, The Blue Wave Machine zooms in

### Cars 3

* Title card with photos of 2 Tin Wind-Up Clowns (none in 2004 & 2008 then back to photos of 2 Tin Wind-Up Clowns in 2010)
* Goldberg Variations, No. 1, BWV 988: Musical Carousel in 3 different angles, Tin Wind-Up Ferris Wheel in 2 different angles, Pendulum Clock: Magic Show in black (replaced by Big Top Flippity Flops Dominoes in white in 4 different angles in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Pendulum Clock: Magic Show in black in 2010), Sun Pendulum in white (replaced by Sun Balance Toy in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Sun Pendulum in 2010), G. G. Giraffe (none in 2004 & 2008 then back to G. G. Giraffe in 2010), Max the Animated Terrier Dog, Tin Wind-Up Ferris Wheel
* 2 Tin Wind-Up Clowns (replaced by Tabletop & Wall Mount Clown Clock in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to 2 Tin Wind-Up Clowns in 2010)
* Goldberg Variations, No. 4, BWV 988: Pop-Up Animals, Hoberman Sphere, Winkel
* 3 Cornelius the Dancing Chickens (replaced by Rikki Rooster in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Cornelius the Dancing Chicken in 2010)
* Goldberg Variations, No. 30, BWV 988: Baby Einstein logo is drawn with Marker, Whoozit
* Title card with photos of 2 Tin Wind-Up Clowns (none in 2004 & 2008 then back to photos of 2 Tin Wind-Up Clowns in 2010)
* Goldberg Variations, Canons, BWV 988: Holographic Streamers, Sierra in white (one scene wearing Pink Plastic Glasses), Machine Ball Factory in black in 2 different angles, Aspen 2 scenes in white and 1 scene in black, Lava Lamp, 8 Inch Plasma Ball zoomed in, Aspen and Sierra, Village Animated Skating Pond, Village Animated Sledding Hill, Sierra looking at Aspen's feet, Musical Bubble Bear (replaced by Bubble Monkey in 2004 & 2008 then changed back to Musical Bubble Bear in 2010), Aspen and Sierra hug

### Closing To Baby Bach 2009 DVD

* Aspen says: "The video of me is all done. I'm not a star anymore!" and the adults laugh at her.
* Minuet in G Major from Anna Magdalena, BWV Anh. 114: Closing Credits
* Ford 57 Thunderbird Model

## Kids

* Aspen Clark (wearing a black shirt and black leggings)
* Sierra Clark (wearing a black shirt and black leggings)

## Songs

1. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
2. Minuet in G Major from Anna Magdalena Notebooks, BWV Anh. 114 (Bach and Petzold)
3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050, 3rd Movement
4. Cantata No. 147 in G Major, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147
5. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049, 1st Movement
6. Cantata No. 140 in E Flat Major, Sleepers Awake, BWV 645
7. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047, 3rd Movement
8. Flute Sonata in E Flat Major, BWV 1031, 3rd Movement
9. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068, "Air on the G String"
10. Goldberg Variations in G Major, No. 1, BWV 988
11. Goldberg Variations in G Major, No. 4, BWV 988
12. Goldberg Variations in G Major, No. 30, BWV 988
13. 8 Canons on the Goldberg Ground, Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, and 14, BWV 1087

## Bonus Songs (Concert Hall)

1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major, BWV 1051, 3rd Movement
2. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069, Rejouissance
3. Flute Sonata in E Flat Major, BWV 1031, 1st Movement
4. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067, Badinerie
5. Two-Part Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772

## Trivia

* This is the first video to have classical music by J. S. Bach and Christian Petzold.
* This is the first Baby Einstein video to have an epilogue after the credits.
* Despite, the Minuet in G (BWV Anh. 114) being featured in this video, and BE referring it as a Bach piece. This song is actually composed by Christian Petzold (NOT Bach), but he *attributed* the piece to Bach as part of his wife's music notebook for her keyboard lessons. However, for a very long time since then, Bach still gets most of the credit for some reason.
	+ There are two versions of this piece on the CDs, one of them has the second part played with a guitar. This version is found on every version of the Baby Bach CD as well as the 1999 version of Bedtime Classics. The other version replaces the guitar with a xylophone. This version is found on the 2000 version of Bedtime Classics, the Language Nursery CD, Lullaby Classics and Naptime Melodies.
* Highlights from the film, plus other tracks, can be heard in the Baby Bach CD: A Concert for Little Ears and the audio cassette.
* The 1998-1999 version Tune-Up is the same one used as in Baby Mozart.
* In the 1998-2003 and 2010 version, the Magic Show pendulum clock had two different angles.
* Baby Bach is one of the only videos that doesn't use Baby Einstein Puppets, at least those made by Legends and Lore, because there are a few puppets in the video (like the Zylon Dragon, who was actually made by Manhattan Toy) that weren’t made by Legends and Lore and aren't considered BE puppets.
* In some foreign releases, the Chicken Joke scene and Aspen saying "I'm not the star anymore!" is cut out.
* Several toys in this video reappeared in others: Red Cosmos Kinetic in Baby Galileo, Max the Animated Terrier Dog, Lava Lamp, Cosmos Kinetic, Disco Ball, and Musical Bubble Bear in Baby Mozart (2010), Bontempi Saxophone in Baby Beethoven, Sunny the Sunflower in Baby Shakespeare, G. G. Giraffe in World Animals, Bubble Monkey, Octopus Puppet, Baby Dino in Egg Puppet, and Threading Cheese in Baby's First Sounds, Play at Home Saxophone, Bontempi Saxophone, and Accordion in Meet the Orchestra, Tin Wind-Up Ferris Wheel in Baby Newton, RC Dizzy Kitty in World of Words, and Machine Ball Factory in World of Colors.
* This is the second video to feature only the Clark daughters.
* When FHE Started working for BE in 2000, the music was re done.
* This was the only video to be produced by Aigner-Clark Productions before the company changed its name to The Baby Einstein Company in February 1999.
	+ This video was originally going to be produced by I Think I Can Productions, but as Julie Aigner-Clark had renamed the company to Aigner-Clark Productions, she had her newly renamed studio work on Baby Bach. In February 1999, she changed the name of her company from Aigner-Clark Productions to The Baby Einstein Company.
* This video & Lullaby Time were the basis of Baby Lullaby.
* This video wasn't popular enough to get 10th Anniversary or Discovery Kit releases, but if it was, it would have new puppet scenes with Playsoup puppets (including the Bach rabbit with a vest), and possible replace the chicken joke with a new puppet show and use bonus clips with new Baby Bach music videos.
* Some of the songs in this video were later reused in Baby Lullaby.
* The 2000 - 2002 DVD has music from the Baby Bach Concert for Little Ears CD. It has the same music as the CD enclosed on the 2000 VHS. However, the Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme BWV 645 after Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, the Robot Song isn't on the Baby Bach Concert for Little Ears CD, but it's on the Baby Bach Soundtrack CD enclosed on the 2001 - 2002 VHS. In the Soundtrack CD, it has every song from the video except for Flute Sonata in E Flat BWV 1031 3rd Movement, because the 1st Movement of that piece takes place as an alternative on the Soundtrack CD. Some 2003 copies come with the 2002 Baby Bach Soundtrack CD on the VHS because the 2003 VHS is the same as 2002, besides the cover. However, in the CD enclosed on the 2004 VHS, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring BWV 147 by Johann Sebastian Bach is the only piece to be on the Baby Einstein Musical Audio Sampler CD enclosed on the 2004 VHS, that dj100024 2.0 is the only enthusiast to have.

## Discovery Cards

**2003-2004:**

* Sun
* Train
* Flower
* Apple
* Cat
* Grass
* Frog
* Leaf
* Snow
* Tree
* Cow
* Butterfly
* Moon

**2008:**

* Rooster
* Tropical bird
* Monkey
* Elephant
* Giraffe
* Fisher Price shorts Opposites With Scooter Sound Ideas BIG LONG BOING 1
* Fisher Price shorts Opposites With Scooter Sound Ideas BIG LONG BOING 2
* Fisher Price shorts Opposites With Scooter Sound Ideas BIG LONG BOING 3
* Fisher Price shorts Mailbox Sound Ideas BIG LONG BOING
* Neighborhood Animals Sound Ideas BIG LONG BOING

## Crew

 Creator
 Video Producers
 Sound design
 The Players
 Music
 Kids
Sierra Clark (*does not speak*)