Bach. Offenbach. More than a coincidence?

Have you ever considered the similarity between Bach and Offenbach? Yes, Johann Sebastian Bach and Jacques Offenbach. Without Bach, there'd be no Offenbach. He'd be Offen-something or other, but not Offenbach. If, as it's said, that there are no accidents in the Universe, then there'd likely be an Offenbrahms. And an Offenbeethoven. And maybe even an Offencrain.*

Also, there'd be no Verdi without Monteverdi. No Schuman without Schumann. Without Weber, Webern would just be n, although he'd still be a "Von" guy. And Yoko, without Nono, would just be Yoko ______.

We definitely need our predecessors, our forbears, if only for their names.

*Samuel Crain(1954-), obscure American composer.