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