Johann Sebastian Bach Word Search
Johann Sebastian Bach, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: ORGAN, CANTATA, FUGUE, CHORALE, LUTHERAN, TOCCATA, HARPSICHORD, CLAVIER, PASSION, MASS, INVENTION, WELLTEMPERED.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Johann Sebastian Bach word list, defined
- ORGAN /ɔːɡən/ · noun, verb
- A self-contained unit with distinct parts, especially a part of the body, such as the heart or liver. To provide or arrange for the provision of something, especially food or other necessities. Related: instrument, apparatus, device, system.
- CANTATA /kənˈtɑːtə/ · noun
- A cantata is a musical composition for voices and instruments, typically in several movements, that tells a story or explores a theme without staging, scenery, or acting. Related: oratorio, motet, choral work, madrigal.
- FUGUE /fjuːɡ/ · noun
- A fugue is a polyphonic musical composition in which a short theme, the subject, is introduced by one voice and then developed through successive imitative entries by other voices. In psychology, it also refers to a dissociative state marked by loss of awareness of one's identity, often involving unplanned travel away from home. Related: composition, dissociation, trance.
- CHORALE /kəˈræl/ — also /kəˈrɑːl/ in British usage · noun
- A hymn or sacred song of the German Lutheran tradition, typically sung by a congregation; more broadly, any simple stately choral composition in a similar style. Related: hymn, anthem, psalm, canticle.
- TOCCATA /tɒkˈɑːtə/ · noun
- A toccata is a type of musical composition, typically for keyboard instruments, characterized by a fast and virtuosic style, often featuring arpeggios and other rapid passages. Related: fantasia, prelude, fugue.
- HARPSICHORD /hɑːrpˈsaɪkɔːrd/ · noun
- A musical instrument with strings that are plucked by quills or plectra, typically having a keyboard or other manual for playing it. Related: clavichord, fortepiano, piano, stringed instrument.
- CLAVIER /kləˈvɪər/ · noun
- A keyboard musical instrument, especially one of the older stringed keyboards such as the harpsichord or clavichord; more broadly, any keyboard of an instrument. Related: keyboard, keyboard instrument, harpsichord, clavichord.
- PASSION /ˈpæʃən/ · noun, verb
- A strong and uncontrolled emotion; a feeling of intense enthusiasm or excitement. A person's dominant interest or enthusiasm. Related: enthusiasm, zeal, ardor, fervor.
- MASS /mæs/ · noun, verb
- A large amount of something; a quantity of matter. To gather or collect in a large amount. Related: bulk, quantity, amount, heap.
- INVENTION /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ · noun
- The act of inventing, or a new device, method, or process created by inventing. A new device, method, or process created by inventing. Related: creation, innovation, discovery, design.
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