Philipp Fahrbach Sr.

Philipp Fahrbach Sr. (25 October 1815 – 31 March 1885) was an Austrian musician.

His brothers Joseph (1804–1883) and Friedrich (1809–1867) were musicians, and they gave Philipp early musical training.

In 1838, when Johann Strauss I was away from Vienna during Fasching, Fahrbach's orchestra benefited from his absence and became popular.

[1][2][3] His son Philipp Fahrbach Jr. (1843–1894) was a musician; he conducted his father's orchestra, and was a military bandmaster.

He wrote two operas: Der Liebe Opfer (1844) and Das Schwert des Königs (1845); also Singspiele and church music.