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Johann
Sebastian Bach
His life and times
1) Johann
Sebastian Bach was
a) the first of many great musicians in his family
b) the greatest in a long line of musicians in his family
c) the only musician in his family
2) J.S. Bach
was born
a) in Eisenach, birthplace of Georg Frederick Handel
b) in Leipzig, birthplace of Martin Luther
c) in Eisenach, birthplace of Martin Luther
d) in Cöthen, birthplace of the Baroque style
3) Some of
J.S. Bach's sons:
a) were associated with the emergence of the galant style
b) finished some of Bach's works
c) refused to play music
4) Bach's
received a free education because:
a) he promised to marry the daughter of the schoolmaster
b) he came from Luther's hometown and won a scholarship
c) he had a beautiful singing voice
5) Bach's
first paying full-time job came at:
a) Leipzig
b) Eisenach
c) Cöthen
d) Mühlhausen
6) Bach was
not known to play this instrument:
a) violin
b) organ
c) oboe
d) harpsichord
7) Bach and
his wives had __________ children:
a) nine
b) eleven
c) twenty
d) none
8) One of
the reasons Bach left Arnstadt was that the church felt:
a) his chorale accompaniments were too complicated and difficult
b) his music was boring
c) he didn't write enough music
9) Bach wrote
cantatas:
a) only in Leipzig
b) only once a year
c) for virtually every job he held
d) only for the church
10) Bach
took jobs:
a) where he only worked for a church
b) where he only had to compose, but never had to play or direct musicians
c) which offered him a variety of musical challenges, including playing,
directing, and composing