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Bach  (bä, bäk), Johann Sebastian 1685-1750.

German composer and organist of the late baroque period. Among the greatest composers in history, he wrote more than 200 cantatas, the Saint Matthew Passion (1729), the Mass in B minor (1733-1738), orchestral works such as the six Brandenburg Concertos, and numerous works for organ, harpsichord, other solo instruments, and chamber ensembles. Four of his children became noted musicians: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784); Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788), an important figure in the development of the symphony; Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795); and Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782).

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bach also batch  (bch) Informal

n.

A bachelor.

intr.v. bached also batched, bach·ing also batch·ing, bach·es also batch·es

To live alone and keep house as a bachelor.

Idiom:

bach it

To bach.

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[Short for bachelor.]

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Bach (German) [bax]

n

1. (Biographies / Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782) M, German, MUSIC: composer) Johann Christian (joˈhan ˈkrɪstjan), 11th son of J. S. Bach. 1735-82, German composer, called the English Bach, resident in London from 1762

2. (Biographies / Bach, Johann Christoph (1642-1703) M, German, MUSIC: composer) Johann Christoph (ˈkrɪstɔf). 1642-1703, German composer: wrote oratorios, cantatas, and motets, some of which were falsely attributed to J. S. Bach, of whom he was a distant relative

3. (Biographies / Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) M, German, MUSIC: composer) Johann Sebastian (zeˈbastjan). 1685-1750, German composer: church organist at Arnstadt (1703-07) and Mühlhausen (1707-08); court organist at Weimar (1708-17); musical director for Prince Leopold of Köthen (1717-28); musical director for the city of Leipzig (1728-50). His output was enormous and displays great vigour and invention within the northern European polyphonic tradition. His works include nearly 200 cantatas and oratorios, settings of the Passion according to St John (1723) and St Matthew (1729), the six Brandenburg Concertos (1720-21), the 48 preludes and fugues of the Well-tempered Clavier (completed 1744), and the Mass in B Minor (1733-38)

4. (Biographies / Bach, Karl (or Carl) (1714-1788) M, German, MUSIC: composer) Karl (or Carl) Philipp Emanuel (karl ˈfiːlɪp eˈmaːnuɛl), 3rd son of J. S. Bach. 1714-88, German composer, chiefly of symphonies, keyboard sonatas, and church music

5. (Biographies / Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann (1710-1784) M, German, MUSIC: composer) Wilhelm Friedemann (ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈfriːdəman), eldest son of J. S. Bach. 1710-84, German composer: wrote nine symphonies and much keyboard and religious music

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bach¹

n

Welsh a term of friendly address: used esp after a person's name

[Welsh, literally: little one]

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bach² Austral and NZ

vb

a variant spelling of batch²

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a simple cottage, esp at the seaside

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Bach - German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750) Johann Sebastian Bach
	2.	Bach - the music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Verb	1.	bach - lead a bachelor's existence bachelor live - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"