Johann Sebastien Bach

Johann Sebastien Bach was born into a musical family on (a)   in the town of (b)   .

• Paris
• March 21, 1685
• July 1, 1789
• Eisenach

Johann Sebastien Bach went to St. Michaelis School and Church in Lüneburg between 1700 and 1702. He was a singer in the school choir. He learned many things, except: 

• Pipe Organ Building

• Geometry

• Latin

• English

Throughout J.S. Bach's life, these four towns/cities were very important to him for different reasons: birth place, boarding school, first important job, and final important job.

c

d

e

b

Lüneburg

Weimar

Eisenach

Leipzig

Paris

With his first and second wives, how many children

did Johann Sebastian Bach have?

• 3

• 5

• 10

• 20

J.S. Bach loved a certain kind of drink so much. While he was composing music, he would have this drink nearby. One of his Cantatas, vocal compositions with an instrumental accompaniment, was named with this drink in mind. What is the name of this cantata?

• Coffee Cantata

• Soda Cantata

• Lemonade Cantata

• Tea Cantata

Which of the following is NOT an early Baroque instrument?

• Harp

• Lute

• Theorbo

• Saxophone

One of the most famous song that J.S. Bach composed is called ​ ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   in D Minor for the pipe organ.

• Toccata
• Fugue
• Sonata
• Rondo
• Concerto

Johann Sebastien Bach wrote 6 Brandenburg Concerti and chose different instruments as solo instruments in each concerto. Can you match some of them with their names?

• Trumpet

• 
• Cello

• 
• Recorder

• 
• Harpsichord

• 
• oboe

• 

The last work composed by Johann Sebastien Bach in his life is called "The Art of (a)   ."

J.S. Bach learned music through his big brother, at school, and with friends. He believed in reading and writing music to fully understand music. To show your knowledge in music, can you draw one half note, two quarter notes and four eighth notes?