Bach
German contrapuntal genius
Bach is a German surname, most famously associated with Johann Sebastian Bach, the Baroque composer whose works—the Brandenburg Concertos, the Mass in B minor, the Well-Tempered Clavier—established him as one of the greatest composers in Western music.
The name often stands alone to mean his music: We listened to Bach on the drive home.
Several of his sons were also notable composers.
Contrapuntal musical form
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- cantataVocal work with instruments
- BrandenburgNortheastern German federal state
polyphony · harpsichord · oratorio · chorale · prelude · concerto · Leipzig · inventions
fugue
Contrapuntal musical form
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- cantataVocal work with instruments
Brandenburg · polyphony · harpsichord · oratorio · chorale · prelude · concerto · Leipzig · inventions · Magnificat
Mass
Catholic worship service
cantata · motet · oratorio · chorale · passion · vespers · hymnody · psalmody · antiphon · liturgical
- ComposersBeethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Haydn, Handel
- German cultureOktoberfest, Bavaria, Bavarian, Berlin, Munich
- GermanyBerlin, Munich, Hamburg, Germany, German
- European musicopera, classical, symphony, waltz, polka
- European MusiciansBeethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Brahms, Handel
- German FiguresOtto von Bismarck, Beethoven, Albert Einstein, Goethe, Immanuel Kant
BachWagner
German Romantic opera composer
Liszt · Berlioz · Chopin · Tchaikovsky · Rachmaninoff
BachJohn Cage
Prepared piano inventor
free jazz · Philip Glass · minimalism · improviser · improvisation
Bachpop music
Catchy, commercial song genre
bubblegum pop · Britney Spears · muzak · elevator music · club music
- bachelor partyPre-nuptial celebration for groom
- bachelor partiesPre-nuptial celebrations for grooms
- bachelorette partyPre-nuptial celebration for bride
- bachelor's degreeFirst-level university qualification
- bachelorette partiesPre-wedding celebrations for brides
- bachelor padSingle man's dwelling