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1 trivia quiz  A Musical Offering coolicon
This quiz is about Bach's famous but not-very-often-heard set of pieces, called the "Musical Offering". I think it's one of the best sets of pieces ever written.
Tough 10Q
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May 07 04
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2 trivia quiz  J.S. Bach and his Cantatas icon
You will not need to know the titles of any specific cantatas to play this quiz about Bach's huge output in this genre.
Tough 10Q
417 plays
Apr 28 04
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3 trivia quiz  Johann Sebastian Bach icon
This quiz is about J.S. Bach, one of the most famous composers of the Baroque.
Average 10Q
1776 plays
Aug 07 02
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Some sample questions from this category:

* In which country was J.S. Bach born?
* What does his (quite short) last name mean, translated into English?
* J.S. Bach's compositions: Which of the following designations stands for a composition from J.S. Bach?
* Which of the following characteristics is Bach and his music NOT famous for?
* About Bach's life: Where did Bach NOT work as a musician:
* When Bach went from one of his working places to another in 1717, what kind of 'present' did the former employer give him?
* Bach died in 1750. The name of one of his last compositions was...
* For whom did Bach write the "Musical Offering"?
* What was the reason for Bach's writing the pieces of the "Musical Offering"?
* It is known that the dedicatee introduced Bach to a rather large collection of pianos. But what was this nobleman's instrument?
* The music proper: what is the first piece in the set?
* Two of Bach's puzzles have a Latin inscription accompanying them, the first is number 4 in the manuscript: "Notulis crescentibus crescat Fortuna Regis." What does this enigmatic phrase mean?
* The last of Bach's puzzles in the Musical Offering is inscribed: "Ascendenteque Modulatione ascendat Gloria Regis." What does this mean?
* Which is the best definition of a cantata?
* Approximately how many cantatas did Bach compose?
* Most of Bach's cantatas were produced while he was the chief musician in which German city?
* Bach was responsible for the music at several churches in that city, but which was by far the most important?
* Which of the following never occurs in any Bach cantata?
* Tunes of German hymns, or chorales, occur not only in four-part settings but in other contexts where they are set against independent instrumental or vocal forces. What is this technique called?
* Bach wrote both cantatas and motets. What is the main difference?

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