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Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
Johann Sebastian Bach composer
  • 1. When did Johann Sebastian Bach pass away?
A) 1850
B) 1800
C) 1700
D) 1750
  • 2. In which city did Johann Sebastian Bach die?
A) Vienna
B) Paris
C) London
D) Leipzig
  • 3. How old was Bach when he died?
A) 45
B) 75
C) 55
D) 65
  • 4. In which year was Bach born?
A) 1685
B) 1650
C) 1700
D) 1750
  • 5. What was Bach's nationality?
A) British
B) French
C) German
D) Italian
  • 6. What was the name of Bach's famous unfinished work?
A) Goldberg Variations
B) The Art of Fugue
C) Brandenburg Concertos
D) The Well-Tempered Clavier
  • 7. How many children did Bach have?
A) 20
B) 15
C) 5
D) 10
  • 8. Which instrument did Bach primarily play?
A) Violin
B) Organ
C) Flute
D) Clarinet
  • 9. Which of Bach's compositions became known as the 'Little Organ Book'?
A) Orgelbüchlein
B) Goldberg Variations
C) Well-Tempered Clavier
D) Art of Fugue
  • 10. Bach's music is often characterized by its:
A) Homophony
B) Monophony
C) Polyphony
D) Heterophony
  • 11. Which of Bach's works is often referred to as 'The Great Eighteen'?
A) St. Matthew Passion
B) Goldberg Variations
C) The Well-Tempered Clavier
D) Brandenburg Concertos
  • 12. What was Bach's first name?
A) Antonio
B) Ludwig
C) Wolfgang
D) Johann
  • 13. Bach's music was largely forgotten until which composer revived interest in his works?
A) Igor Stravinsky
B) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
C) Felix Mendelssohn
D) Claude Debussy
  • 14. What was the cause of Bach's death?
A) Pneumonia
B) Stroke
C) Heart attack
D) Cancer
  • 15. What was Bach's profession?
A) Philosopher
B) Astronomer
C) Composer
D) Painter
  • 16. Which king commissioned Bach to compose the Musical Offering?
A) Peter the Great
B) George III
C) Frederick the Great
D) Louis XIV
  • 17. Bach's work 'Air on the G String' is an arrangement of a movement from which larger work?
A) Toccata and Fugue in D minor
B) Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
C) Orchestral Suite No. 3
D) Cello Suite No. 1
  • 18. Which musical era did Bach belong to?
A) Contemporary
B) Baroque
C) Classical
D) Romantic
  • 19. Which of Bach's sons was known as the 'London Bach'?
A) Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
B) Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
C) Johann Christian Bach
D) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  • 20. In which city did Bach hold the position of court organist?
A) Weimar
B) Berlin
C) Munich
D) Dresden
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