Bach trumpet

noun

ˈbäk,

ˈbȧ-,

-ḵ

: a trumpet of high pitch designed especially for performing J. S. Bach's original trumpet parts

Word History

Etymology

after Johann S. Bach †1750 German composer and organist

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

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