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What does JS stand for in Bach's name?
Johann Sebastian
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What is Bach's most famous piece?
Toccata and Fugue in d Minor
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How many times was Bach married?
twice.
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Who was Bach's first music teacher?
His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach?
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What beverage did Bach put a tax on in order to raise funds for a new organ in his church?
Beer.
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What country was Bach born in?
Germany
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In what musical era was Bach composing?
The Baroque era
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How many children did Bach have?
20.
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What languages was Bach taught while studying as a teenager?
Latin, Greek, French, and Italian
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What American heavy-metal band did Bach inspire?
Skid row. The lead singer goes by the name of Sebastian-Bach
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What year was Bach born in?
1685
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What career did Bach do most of his life?
He was an organist and Choirmaster at very prominent Cathedrals throughout Germany.
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What did the Bach family all have in common?
They were all musicians
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What Kind of Scholarship was Bach awarded at the age of 14?
A choral scholarship to study at the St. Michaels school in Luneberg.
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What romantic composer re-ignited interest in Bach's works?
Felix Mendelssohn.
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With what instrument did Bach start out his musical career as a young boy?
Voice. He sang as a boy chorister at the St. George church in Eisenach
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What musical format was Bach a master at writing?
The Fugue
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Where did Bach end up after threatening to resign from one of his organist duties?
Prison. The employer wanted to hang on to Bach so bad that he threw him in jail once he got wind that Bach was going to resign.
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What other family member taught Bach about organ playing?
His brother, Johann christoph Bach, who was organist at Ohrdruf.
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What piece of music by Bach did pop artists begin to play and alter?
Toccata and Fugue in D minor.
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What tragic event rattled Bach's childhood?
He lost both of his parents.
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What type of large work was Bach required to compose each week?
The Cantata (a vocal work with instrumental accompaniment with several movements).
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What was the cause of Bach's death?
a combination of a stroke, pneumonia, and an unsuccessful attempt at a surgery to improve his eyesight.
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What composer did Bach walk many miles to study with?
Dietrich Buxtehude, one of the best organists of the Baroque era.
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Why did Bach pull a knife on a bassoonist at a rehearsal?
Because the bassoonist couldn't play his composition and Bach called him a rude name, which made the bassoonist retaliate.
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