Johann Sebastian Bach - Quiz
A) 1685 B) 1650 C) 1735 D) 1720
A) Germany B) Italy C) France D) Austria
A) Organ B) Violin C) Flute D) Piano
A) Mass in B minor B) Musical Offering C) Brandenburg Concertos D) The Well-Tempered Clavier
A) Haydn B) Brahms C) Mozart D) Beethoven
A) Maria Barbara B) Anna Magdalena C) Regina Susanna D) Elisabeth Juliana
A) Classical B) Modern C) Romantic D) Baroque
A) Prelude in E major B) Prelude in C major C) Prelude in G major D) Prelude in D minor
A) Brahms B) Mendelssohn C) Schumann D) Forkel
A) Köthen B) Eisenach C) Weimar D) Leipzig
A) Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach B) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach C) Felix Mendelssohn D) Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
A) Organist at St. Thomas Church B) Director of Collegium Musicum C) Thomaskantor D) Court composer of the Elector of Saxony
A) Arnstadt B) Eisenach C) Mühlhausen D) Leipzig
A) Cello Suites B) Goldberg Variations C) St. Matthew Passion D) Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
A) Cello Suites B) Mass in B minor C) The Well-Tempered Clavier D) Brandenburg Concertos
A) Brandenburg Concertos B) St. Matthew Passion C) The Art of Fugue D) Goldberg Variations
A) Six B) Two C) Eight D) Four
A) Köthen B) Eisenach C) Arnstadt D) Leipzig
A) St. Matthew Passion B) Brandenburg Concertos C) Cello Suites D) Collegium Musicum
A) Mastery of counterpoint B) Primarily secular themes C) Focus on solo piano works D) Use of electronic instruments
A) Percussion B) Guitar C) Keyboard D) Bassoon
A) Financial disagreements B) Lack of musical talent C) Religious conflicts D) His responsibilities and expectations
A) Mass in B minor B) Brandenburg Concertos C) St. Matthew Passion D) Goldberg Variations
A) Vitus Bach B) Johann Christoph Bach C) Johann Ambrosius Bach D) Johann Pachelbel
A) Georg Böhm B) Johann Pachelbel C) Vitus Bach D) Johann Christoph Bach
A) Dieterich Buxtehude B) Johann Pachelbel C) Johann Caspar Kerll D) Georg Böhm
A) Harpsichord B) Violin C) Organ D) Clavichord
A) By horseback B) On a ship C) Mostly on foot D) In a carriage
A) Exclusive manuscripts of famous composers B) The school's comprehensive musical library C) An orchestra for practice D) A private tutor for music theory
A) Thirteen B) Four C) Seven D) Six
A) 1713 B) 1707 C) 1721 D) 1720
A) Seven B) Thirteen C) Four D) Six
A) Johann Gottfried Bernhard B) Catharina Dorothea C) Elisabeth Juliane Friederica D) Regina Susanna
A) Prince Leopold B) Dieterich Buxtehude C) Johann Adam Reincken D) P. D. Kräuter
A) Lübeck B) Köthen C) Mühlhausen D) Weimar
A) Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 B) Concerto for Organ solo in C major, BWV 595 C) Organ Concerto No.1 in G Major, BWV 592 D) Gott ist mein König, BWV 71
A) 1717 B) 1708 C) 1723 D) 1730
A) 1708 B) 1717 C) 1730 D) 1723
A) Secular music B) Choral works C) Operas D) Religious cantatas
A) Cello Suites B) Orchestral suites C) Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin D) Brandenburg Concertos
A) A viola da gamba concerto B) A violin concerto C) A cello concerto D) An oboe concerto
A) Generous B) Indifferent C) Supportive D) Penny-pinching
A) Per omnes versus B) Through-composed C) Binary form D) Strophic form
A) Lively ballets with rapid rhythm B) Four-part harmony C) Ornamentation D) Slow and stately movements
A) Lully, Charpentier, Couperin, Rameau B) Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Corelli, Telemann C) Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert D) Palestrina, Kerll, Torri, Bassani, Gasparini, Caldara
A) In the late 19th century B) Around the 1970s C) In the early 20th century D) During his lifetime
A) 1 January 1750 B) 28 July 1750 C) 31 December 1749 D) 15 March 1750
A) The 1710s B) The 1730s C) The 1720s D) The 1740s
A) François Couperin B) Jean-Baptiste Lully C) George Frideric Handel D) Antonio Vivaldi
A) Both as continuo parts. B) As equal soloists. C) One as a soloist and the other as accompaniment. D) Neither is featured prominently.
A) One B) Four C) Two D) Three
A) Torelli B) Vivaldi C) Corelli D) Marcello
A) Five B) One C) Six D) Three
A) The music was found in 1735. B) It is lost, but the libretto by Picander is extant. C) Both the music and the libretto are lost. D) Bach's music for it survives intact.
A) Fortepiano B) Harpsichord C) Clavichord D) Organ
A) Heinrich von Brühl B) Lorenz Christoph Mizler C) Johann Christoph Altnickol D) King Frederick the Great
A) Antonio Vivaldi B) Giuseppe Torelli C) Benedetto Marcello D) Arcangelo Corelli
A) Ludwig van Beethoven. B) Joseph Haydn. C) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. D) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
A) Coffee Cantata B) Well-Tempered Clavier C) Christmas Oratorio D) Brandenburg Concertos
A) The 1740s B) The 1730s C) The 1720s D) The 1710s
A) Two-part harmony B) Three-part harmony C) Four-part harmony D) Five-part harmony
A) Latin for "flight" or "escape." B) Italian, indicating a fast-paced composition. C) Greek, meaning "to sing together." D) French, referring to a musical journey.
A) Three B) Two C) Seven D) Five
A) Pneumonia B) A stroke without prior complications C) Complications due to unsuccessful eye surgery D) Natural causes
A) 1900 B) 1800 C) 1750 D) 1894
A) Counterpoint B) Four-part harmony C) Use of continuo instruments D) Opera compositions
A) Breitkopf & Härtel B) Neue Zeitschrift für Musik C) Bach-Gesellschaft D) Berlin Sing-Akademie
A) Fictional novels B) Science textbooks C) Sacred books D) Historical manuscripts
A) Johann Sebastian Bach B) François Couperin C) Jean-Baptiste Lully D) George Frideric Handel
A) 1760 B) 1751 C) 1749 D) 1775
A) Hessian B) Prussian C) Bavarian D) Saxon
A) 1750 B) 1754 C) 1760 D) 1775
A) Counterpoint B) Monody C) Homophony D) Polyphony
A) Bach decided to stay in Köthen B) Handel had left town C) Bach lost his way D) The meeting was canceled by Leopold
A) Concertos B) Suites C) Chorale preludes D) Opera
A) Mandolin B) Harp C) Double bass D) Viola da gamba
A) 1723 B) 1701 C) 1714 D) 1730
A) 20 B) 27 C) 30 D) 15
A) Schübler Chorales B) Art of Fugue C) Goldberg Variations D) Musical Offering
A) Spinet B) Piano C) Organ D) Clavichord
A) They imitated the operatic vocal style. B) They avoided ornamentation. C) They simplified liturgical compositions. D) They used only German styles.
A) Good Friday, 11 April 1727 B) Good Friday, 23 March 1731 C) Christmas Day, 1727 D) Easter Sunday, 1728
A) Johann Sebastian Bach himself. B) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. C) Gottfried van Swieten. D) Ludwig van Beethoven.
A) Additional instruments. B) Simplified harmonies. C) A new melody line. D) Explicit ornamentation.
A) Assumption of Mary B) Immaculate Conception C) Visitation D) Annunciation
A) Kuhnau B) Bach C) Handel D) Telemann
A) 1750 B) 1745 C) 1747 D) 1749
A) The court secretary B) Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen C) Wilhelm Friedemann, Bach's oldest son D) Johann Sebastian Bach himself
A) Monophonic system B) Tonal system C) Polyphonic system D) Modal system
A) E Aeolian B) A Phrygian C) G Lydian D) D Dorian
A) Frederick Augustus B) Johann Kuhnau C) Christoph Graupner D) Georg Philipp Telemann
A) Elisabeth Juliane Friederica B) Catharina Dorothea Bach C) Maria Barbara Bach D) Anna Magdalena Bach
A) Musical Times B) Harmonia Mundi C) The Leipzig Gazette D) Mizler's Musikalische Bibliothek
A) English madrigals B) The Lutheran chorale C) French overture D) Italian opera
A) Antonio Vivaldi B) Giuseppe Torelli C) Arcangelo Corelli D) Benedetto Marcello
A) George Frideric Handel B) Elias Gottlob Haussmann C) John Taylor D) Lorenz Christoph Mizler
A) Only a few B) None C) Almost all D) Just one or two
A) Thomaskantor B) Kapellmeister C) Cantor at the Thomasschule D) Court composer
A) Harmony B) Structure C) Rhythm D) Melody
A) 1727 B) 1723 C) 1729 D) 1725 |
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