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