RCM History I - J. S. Bach [Life, Works, Legacy] | Exam Questions with Verified Solutions| Comprehensive
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RCM History I - J. S. Bach [Life, Works,
Legacy] | Exam Questions with Verified
Solutions| Comprehensive
What is the primary genre for which Johann Sebastian Bach is best known?
Baroque music, especially in the genres of cantatas, fugues, and concertos.
In which country was J.S. Bach born...
RCM History I - J. S. Bach [Life, Works,
Legacy] | Exam Questions with Verified
Solutions| Comprehensive 2025-2026
What is the primary genre for which Johann Sebastian Bach is best known?
Baroque music, especially in the genres of cantatas, fugues, and concertos.
In which country was J.S. Bach born?
Germany.
What is the name of Bach’s most famous work for solo violin, consisting of six movements?
The Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin.
Which family member of Bach’s also had a significant influence on his musical development?
His father, Johann Ambrosius Bach, who was a musician and taught him music.
What was the name of the famous church where Bach worked as cantor and composed many of
his sacred works, including the "St. Matthew Passion"?
St. Thomas Church in Leipzig.
Which famous musical form did Bach perfect, particularly in his "The Art of Fugue"?
The fugue.
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, What is the title of Bach's collection of keyboard works that contains two volumes of preludes
and fugues, each in all major and minor keys?
The Well-Tempered Clavier.
What was the primary purpose of Bach’s many sacred cantatas?
To serve as part of the liturgical music for church services.
What form of composition did Bach use in many of his concertos, featuring a soloist contrasted
against an orchestra?
Concerto grosso.
In what year was Johann Sebastian Bach born?
1685.
Bach’s "Brandenburg Concerto No. 5" is notable for its use of what solo instrument?
Harpsichord.
What was the major role Bach had in Leipzig after his move there in 1723?
He became the cantor and music director at St. Thomas Church.
Which of Bach’s works is a significant example of the oratorio genre, telling the story of the
Passion of Christ?
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