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