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