bach
a bachelor.
New Zealand. a small weekend or vacation house or shack.
Idioms about bach
bach it, to live alone or share living quarters with someone of the same gender, usually doing one's own housework, cooking, laundry, etc.
Origin of bach
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Other definitions for Bach (2 of 2)
Jo·hann Se·bas·ti·an [yoh-hahn si-bas-chuhn; German yoh-hahn zey-bahs-tee-ahn], /ˈyoʊ hɑn sɪˈbæs tʃən; German ˈyoʊ hɑn zeɪˈbɑs tiˌɑn/, 1685–1750, German organist and composer.
his sons: Carl Philipp E·ma·nu·el [kahrl -fil-ip i-man-yoo-uhl; German kahrl -fee-lip ey-mah-noo-el], /kɑrl ˈfɪl ɪp ɪˈmæn yu əl; German kɑrl ˈfi lɪp eɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/, 1714–88; Johann Chris·ti·an [kris-chuhn; German kris-tee-ahn], /ˈkrɪs tʃən; German ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/, 1735–82; Johann Chris·toph Frie·drich [kris-tof -free-drik; German kris-tawf -free-drikh], /ˈkrɪs tɒf ˈfri drɪk; German ˈkrɪs tɔf ˈfri drɪx/, 1732–95; and Wil·helm Frie·de·mann [wil-helm -free-duh-mahn; German vil-helm -free-duh-mahn], /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈfri dəˌmɑn; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈfri dəˌmɑn/, 1710–84, German organists and composers.
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How to use bach in a sentence
The Pulitzer Prize-winning book Gödel, Escher, bach inspired legions of computer scientists in 1979, but few were as inspired as Melanie Mitchell.
The Computer Scientist Training AI to Think With Analogies | John Pavlus | July 14, 2021 | Quanta MagazineIt would be as though someone demanded, contractually, that you, personally, in return for your nice income as a real estate agent, go on national TV once a month and play the Chaconne from bach’s Partita No.
Gene Weingarten: When it comes to sports interviews, don’t be such a silly ask | Gene Weingarten | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostA new set of safety protocols for athletes and other stakeholders is expected to be announced next week, and bach said he is buoyed by the success of other sporting events that have been staged in recent months.
Despite rise in coronavirus cases, IOC confident Games will carry on | Rick Maese | April 21, 2021 | Washington Post“I think everybody should take into consideration and slowly give more room to confidence and hope and then start to leave the doubts a little bit behind,” bach said.
Despite rise in coronavirus cases, IOC confident Games will carry on | Rick Maese | April 21, 2021 | Washington PostAfter getting a college education nearby, she found herself engaged to the scion of a cattle empire who listened to bach in his Mercedes.
It takes Sharp four hours to get into character: “I take joy in the mathematical, symmetrical precision and perfectness of bach.”
The Day I Started Lying to Ruth Peter B. bach, New York A cancer doctor on losing his wife to cancer.
In Taipei, Taiwan, a bach flash mob consisting of cellists and tuba players took over a train.
As bach on the Subways has grown in size and stature, its audience has expanded beyond surprised strangers.
“The highlight was a school field trip that came specially to see bach in the Subways who were perfectly behaved,” he says.
She was seated upon it, when I arrived with the third load, and through the house were dancing the sounds of a bach gavotte.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonLiszt, who calls him "an enthusiastic student of bach," speaks likewise of "les errements d'une ecole entierement classique."
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksPalestrina and bach were deities in my eyes, and I was casting down the idols they were accustomed to worship.
But his most ardent devotion is reserved for Sebastian bach.
The Child of Pleasure | Gabriele D'AnnunzioIn Berlin, Mendelssohn became the leading figure in the propaganda for the music of bach.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for bach (1 of 3)
/ (bax, bɑːk) /
Welsh a term of friendly address: used esp after a person's name
Origin of bach
1British Dictionary definitions for bach (2 of 3)
/ (bætʃ) Australian and NZ /
a variant spelling of batch 1
a simple cottage, esp at the seaside
British Dictionary definitions for Bach (3 of 3)
/ (German bax) /
Johann Christian (joˈhan ˈkrɪstjan), 11th son of J. S. Bach. 1735–82, German composer, called the English Bach, resident in London from 1762
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
Johann Sebastian (joˈhan 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)
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
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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