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