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