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Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
  • 1. When did Johann Sebastian Bach pass away?
A) 1850
B) 1700
C) 1750
D) 1800
  • 2. In which city did Johann Sebastian Bach die?
A) Vienna
B) Leipzig
C) London
D) Paris
  • 3. How old was Bach when he died?
A) 75
B) 55
C) 45
D) 65
  • 4. In which year was Bach born?
A) 1685
B) 1700
C) 1750
D) 1650
  • 5. What was Bach's nationality?
A) French
B) German
C) Italian
D) British
  • 6. What was the name of Bach's famous unfinished work?
A) The Art of Fugue
B) Brandenburg Concertos
C) Goldberg Variations
D) The Well-Tempered Clavier
  • 7. How many children did Bach have?
A) 5
B) 20
C) 10
D) 15
  • 8. Which instrument did Bach primarily play?
A) Organ
B) Flute
C) Violin
D) Clarinet
  • 9. What was Bach's first name?
A) Wolfgang
B) Johann
C) Ludwig
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) 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) The Well-Tempered Clavier
B) Goldberg Variations
C) Brandenburg Concertos
D) St. Matthew Passion
  • 13. In which city did Bach hold the position of court organist?
A) Weimar
B) Berlin
C) Munich
D) Dresden
  • 14. Which of Bach's sons was known as the 'London Bach'?
A) Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
B) Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
C) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
D) Johann Christian Bach
  • 15. Which of Bach's compositions became known as the 'Little Organ Book'?
A) Art of Fugue
B) Goldberg Variations
C) Well-Tempered Clavier
D) Orgelbüchlein
  • 16. What was the cause of Bach's death?
A) Heart attack
B) Stroke
C) Pneumonia
D) Cancer
  • 17. What was Bach's profession?
A) Painter
B) Composer
C) Philosopher
D) Astronomer
  • 18. Which musical era did Bach belong to?
A) Classical
B) Baroque
C) Contemporary
D) Romantic
  • 19. Bach's music is often characterized by its:
A) Monophony
B) Heterophony
C) Polyphony
D) Homophony
  • 20. Bach's music was largely forgotten until which composer revived interest in his works?
A) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
B) Claude Debussy
C) Felix Mendelssohn
D) Igor Stravinsky
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