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