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