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Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
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) Vienna
C) Paris
D) Leipzig
  • 3. How old was Bach when he died?
A) 55
B) 45
C) 75
D) 65
  • 4. In which year was Bach born?
A) 1750
B) 1685
C) 1700
D) 1650
  • 5. What was Bach's nationality?
A) French
B) German
C) British
D) Italian
  • 6. What was the name of Bach's famous unfinished work?
A) Brandenburg Concertos
B) The Well-Tempered Clavier
C) Goldberg Variations
D) The Art of Fugue
  • 7. How many children did Bach have?
A) 20
B) 5
C) 15
D) 10
  • 8. Which instrument did Bach primarily play?
A) Organ
B) Flute
C) Clarinet
D) Violin
  • 9. What was Bach's first name?
A) Johann
B) Antonio
C) Wolfgang
D) Ludwig
  • 10. Which king commissioned Bach to compose the Musical Offering?
A) George III
B) Louis XIV
C) Peter the Great
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) Cello Suite No. 1
C) Toccata and Fugue in D minor
D) Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
  • 12. Which of Bach's works is often referred to as 'The Great Eighteen'?
A) Goldberg Variations
B) Brandenburg Concertos
C) The Well-Tempered Clavier
D) St. Matthew Passion
  • 13. In which city did Bach hold the position of court organist?
A) Berlin
B) Dresden
C) Weimar
D) Munich
  • 14. Which of Bach's sons was known as the 'London Bach'?
A) Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
B) Johann Christian Bach
C) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
D) Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
  • 15. 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
  • 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) Astronomer
B) Painter
C) Composer
D) Philosopher
  • 18. Which musical era did Bach belong to?
A) Romantic
B) Baroque
C) Classical
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) Igor Stravinsky
C) Claude Debussy
D) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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