Johann Sebastian Bach - Quiz
A) 1720 B) 1685 C) 1650 D) 1735
A) Austria B) Italy C) France D) Germany
A) Piano B) Violin C) Flute D) Organ
A) Musical Offering B) Brandenburg Concertos C) The Well-Tempered Clavier D) Mass in B minor
A) Mozart B) Beethoven C) Haydn D) Brahms
A) Regina Susanna B) Maria Barbara C) Elisabeth Juliana D) Anna Magdalena
A) Romantic B) Classical C) Baroque D) Modern
A) Prelude in D minor B) Prelude in G major C) Prelude in E major D) Prelude in C major
A) Brahms B) Mendelssohn C) Forkel D) Schumann
A) Weimar B) Köthen C) Leipzig D) Eisenach
A) Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach B) Felix Mendelssohn C) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach D) Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
A) Thomaskantor B) Organist at St. Thomas Church C) Court composer of the Elector of Saxony D) Director of Collegium Musicum
A) Arnstadt B) Leipzig C) Mühlhausen D) Eisenach
A) Cello Suites B) Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin C) Goldberg Variations D) St. Matthew Passion
A) The Well-Tempered Clavier B) Cello Suites C) Mass in B minor D) Brandenburg Concertos
A) Goldberg Variations B) The Art of Fugue C) St. Matthew Passion D) Brandenburg Concertos
A) Six B) Four C) Eight D) Two
A) Leipzig B) Eisenach C) Arnstadt D) Köthen
A) Cello Suites B) St. Matthew Passion C) Collegium Musicum D) Brandenburg Concertos
A) Use of electronic instruments B) Primarily secular themes C) Focus on solo piano works D) Mastery of counterpoint
A) Bassoon B) Guitar C) Keyboard D) Percussion
A) His responsibilities and expectations B) Financial disagreements C) Lack of musical talent D) Religious conflicts
A) Mass in B minor B) St. Matthew Passion C) Brandenburg Concertos D) Goldberg Variations
A) Johann Ambrosius Bach B) Vitus Bach C) Johann Christoph Bach D) Johann Pachelbel
A) Johann Pachelbel B) Georg Böhm C) Vitus Bach D) Johann Christoph Bach
A) Dieterich Buxtehude B) Johann Caspar Kerll C) Georg Böhm D) Johann Pachelbel
A) Violin B) Harpsichord C) Clavichord D) Organ
A) By horseback B) Mostly on foot C) In a carriage D) On a ship
A) An orchestra for practice B) A private tutor for music theory C) Exclusive manuscripts of famous composers D) The school's comprehensive musical library
A) Four B) Six C) Thirteen D) Seven
A) 1713 B) 1720 C) 1707 D) 1721
A) Thirteen B) Four C) Seven D) Six
A) Catharina Dorothea B) Regina Susanna C) Elisabeth Juliane Friederica D) Johann Gottfried Bernhard
A) Dieterich Buxtehude B) Johann Adam Reincken C) Prince Leopold D) P. D. Kräuter
A) Köthen B) Lübeck C) Mühlhausen D) Weimar
A) Organ Concerto No.1 in G Major, BWV 592 B) Gott ist mein König, BWV 71 C) Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 D) Concerto for Organ solo in C major, BWV 595
A) 1708 B) 1723 C) 1730 D) 1717
A) 1717 B) 1708 C) 1730 D) 1723
A) Religious cantatas B) Choral works C) Secular music D) Operas
A) Cello Suites B) Brandenburg Concertos C) Orchestral suites D) Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
A) A viola da gamba concerto B) An oboe concerto C) A violin concerto D) A cello concerto
A) Penny-pinching B) Indifferent C) Generous D) Supportive
A) Through-composed B) Strophic form C) Binary form D) Per omnes versus
A) Four-part harmony B) Lively ballets with rapid rhythm C) Slow and stately movements D) Ornamentation
A) Lully, Charpentier, Couperin, Rameau B) Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert C) Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Corelli, Telemann D) Palestrina, Kerll, Torri, Bassani, Gasparini, Caldara
A) Around the 1970s B) In the early 20th century C) In the late 19th century D) During his lifetime
A) 1 January 1750 B) 28 July 1750 C) 15 March 1750 D) 31 December 1749
A) The 1720s B) The 1740s C) The 1710s D) The 1730s
A) François Couperin B) Jean-Baptiste Lully C) George Frideric Handel D) Antonio Vivaldi
A) Neither is featured prominently. B) One as a soloist and the other as accompaniment. C) As equal soloists. D) Both as continuo parts.
A) Four B) Two C) Three D) One
A) Torelli B) Corelli C) Vivaldi D) Marcello
A) Six B) Three C) One D) Five
A) The music was found in 1735. B) Both the music and the libretto are lost. C) It is lost, but the libretto by Picander is extant. D) Bach's music for it survives intact.
A) Clavichord B) Organ C) Harpsichord D) Fortepiano
A) Johann Christoph Altnickol B) King Frederick the Great C) Lorenz Christoph Mizler D) Heinrich von Brühl
A) Giuseppe Torelli B) Benedetto Marcello C) Antonio Vivaldi D) Arcangelo Corelli
A) Ludwig van Beethoven. B) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. C) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. D) Joseph Haydn.
A) Coffee Cantata B) Christmas Oratorio C) Brandenburg Concertos D) Well-Tempered Clavier
A) The 1710s B) The 1720s C) The 1730s D) The 1740s
A) Four-part harmony B) Two-part harmony C) Three-part harmony D) Five-part harmony
A) Latin for "flight" or "escape." B) French, referring to a musical journey. C) Italian, indicating a fast-paced composition. D) Greek, meaning "to sing together."
A) Five B) Two C) Three D) Seven
A) Pneumonia B) Natural causes C) A stroke without prior complications D) Complications due to unsuccessful eye surgery
A) 1800 B) 1900 C) 1894 D) 1750
A) Counterpoint B) Use of continuo instruments C) Four-part harmony D) Opera compositions
A) Bach-Gesellschaft B) Neue Zeitschrift für Musik C) Berlin Sing-Akademie D) Breitkopf & Härtel
A) Fictional novels B) Science textbooks C) Sacred books D) Historical manuscripts
A) Johann Sebastian Bach B) Jean-Baptiste Lully C) François Couperin D) George Frideric Handel
A) 1751 B) 1749 C) 1775 D) 1760
A) Bavarian B) Saxon C) Hessian D) Prussian
A) 1750 B) 1775 C) 1754 D) 1760
A) Homophony B) Counterpoint C) Monody D) Polyphony
A) Bach lost his way B) The meeting was canceled by Leopold C) Handel had left town D) Bach decided to stay in Köthen
A) Chorale preludes B) Suites C) Opera D) Concertos
A) Double bass B) Viola da gamba C) Mandolin D) Harp
A) 1723 B) 1701 C) 1714 D) 1730
A) 20 B) 30 C) 15 D) 27
A) Goldberg Variations B) Art of Fugue C) Schübler Chorales D) Musical Offering
A) Clavichord B) Piano C) Organ D) Spinet
A) They imitated the operatic vocal style. B) They avoided ornamentation. C) They used only German styles. D) They simplified liturgical compositions.
A) Good Friday, 11 April 1727 B) Christmas Day, 1727 C) Good Friday, 23 March 1731 D) Easter Sunday, 1728
A) Ludwig van Beethoven. B) Johann Sebastian Bach himself. C) Gottfried van Swieten. D) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
A) Simplified harmonies. B) A new melody line. C) Additional instruments. D) Explicit ornamentation.
A) Immaculate Conception B) Assumption of Mary C) Visitation D) Annunciation
A) Kuhnau B) Bach C) Handel D) Telemann
A) 1750 B) 1749 C) 1745 D) 1747
A) The court secretary B) Wilhelm Friedemann, Bach's oldest son C) Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen D) Johann Sebastian Bach himself
A) Modal system B) Monophonic system C) Polyphonic system D) Tonal system
A) G Lydian B) D Dorian C) E Aeolian D) A Phrygian
A) Christoph Graupner B) Georg Philipp Telemann C) Johann Kuhnau D) Frederick Augustus
A) Anna Magdalena Bach B) Catharina Dorothea Bach C) Elisabeth Juliane Friederica D) Maria Barbara Bach
A) Harmonia Mundi B) Mizler's Musikalische Bibliothek C) Musical Times D) The Leipzig Gazette
A) French overture B) Italian opera C) The Lutheran chorale D) English madrigals
A) Giuseppe Torelli B) Antonio Vivaldi C) Arcangelo Corelli D) Benedetto Marcello
A) Elias Gottlob Haussmann B) George Frideric Handel C) John Taylor D) Lorenz Christoph Mizler
A) Just one or two B) Almost all C) Only a few D) None
A) Court composer B) Cantor at the Thomasschule C) Thomaskantor D) Kapellmeister
A) Melody B) Rhythm C) Harmony D) Structure
A) 1725 B) 1729 C) 1727 D) 1723 |
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