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Life of Bach
Music
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What is Bach's first name?
Johann
100
How many pieces of music did Bach write?
Over 1,200 (many with multiple movements)
100
What baroque composer shares Bach's birth year?
Handel
100
Bach is a member of what musical period?
Baroque
100
What set of pieces is this recording from?
Chorales
200
What is Bach's Middle Name?
Sebastian
200
What instruments perform a chorale?
Voices (4 parts)
200
Name the two string instruments that Bach played.
Violin and Viola
200
What did Bach fail at when he first auditioned at a church?
An organist audition.
200
What is this recording from?
The Art of Fugue
300
What country was Bach born in?
Germany
300
What is harmony?
Two or more pitches (notes) played together.
300
Name the two keyboard instruments that Bach played.
Harpsichord and Organ
300
What was Bach most well known as during his lifetime?
An organist.
300
What is this recording from?
The Well Tempered Klavier
400
What happened to Bach at age 10?
He became an orphan.
400
What is counterpoint?
Two or more melodies played at the same time.
400
How many chorales did Bach write
Over 400
400
What style of music was becoming popular when Bach died?
Classical
400
What is this recording from
The Brandenburg Concertos
500
Who taught Bach about music as a child?
His father and brother.
500
Compare harmony and counterpoint.
All counterpoint is harmony, all harmony is not counterpoint.
500
In a fugue, what is the main idea that is modified throughout called?
The theme
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What are the names of Bach's sons who wrote classical music?
Johann Christian and Carl Phillipp Emanuel
500
How many fugues of "The Art of Fugue" are finished and how many are unfinished
14 total. 13 finished, 1 unfinished.
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