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