Johann Sebastian Bach
Noun
Meaning
German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
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Examples
B. B. King is no match for Johann Sebastian Bach.
Between 1708 and 1717 Johann Sebastian Bach worked as the court's organist in Weimar.
Financed by other well-known musicians, the more-than-life-size figure portrays Johann Sebastian Bach in his St. Thomas's choir-master's clothes and wig. It is situated on the Frauenplan next to the Bachhaus.
Like Mr. Serkin, whose father was the great pianist Rudolf Serkin, C.P.E. was the son of a famous musician: Johann Sebastian Bach.
For his concert at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre on Sunday evening, April 30, Yo-Yo Ma joined forces with Chris Thile on mandolin and Edgar Meyer on bass to perform new and unusual scorings of music by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Vivaldi’s sacred music was ahead of its time, influencing a young Johann Sebastian Bach and other contemporaries.