What do you know about J. S. Bach

If you are a Bach lover, and admire his music, it is important to know something about the man and his life in order to understand how and why he composed the music he did.

There are some simple questions to ascertain whether your knowledge of Bach and his music is as robust as it should be for somebody who thinks they are intelligent and well-informed about him and his music.

Created by: Roger Wibberley
  1. Was he...
  2. In what year was Bach aged 41?
  3. When he wrote is "48 Preludes and Fugues" did he write them for...
  4. When he left his "Art of Fugue" incomplete, was this because...
  5. When he wrote choral music, why did he not make sufficient allowances for the singers to breathe?
  6. When he got into trouble with his church employers at Arndstadt, was this because...
  7. How long did it take him to tune his clavichord?
  8. Why did he write 2 Preludes and Fugues in C# Major?
  9. Why did he walk 200 miles to hear Buxtehude play?
  10. Why did the last theme he used in the 'Art of Fugue' employ the notes Bb-A-C-B?
  11. When Bach transcribed his A minor violin concerto for harpsichord and strings, why did he transpose it down into G minor?
  12. When he wrote his Brandenburg Concertos why were there 6?

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