Johann Pachelbel Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. In what year was Johann Pachelbel baptized?
A. 1652
B. 1653
C. 1654
D. 1655
Answer: B. 1653
Q2. Where was Johann Pachelbel born?
A. Vienna, Austria
B. Erfurt, Germany
C. Nuremberg, Germany
D. Regensburg, Germany
Answer: C. Nuremberg, Germany
Q3. What was the profession of Johann Pachelbel’s father?
A. Composer
B. Organist
C. Wine dealer
D. Coppersmith
Answer: C. Wine dealer
Q4. Who provided Johann Pachelbel’s early musical training in Nuremberg?
A. Johann Sebastian Bach
B. Heinrich Schwemmer
C. Dieterich Buxtehude
D. Georg Caspar Wecker
Answer: B. Heinrich Schwemmer
Q5. At which university did Pachelbel briefly study in 1669 while serving as organist?
A. University of Altdorf
B. University of Leipzig
C. University of Jena
D. University of Erfurt
Answer: A. University of Altdorf
Q6. In 1670, Pachelbel received a scholarship to study at which institution in Regensburg?
A. St. Stephen’s Cathedral
B. Gymnasium Poeticum
C. Predigerkirche
D. St. Sebaldus Church
Answer: B. Gymnasium Poeticum
Q7. What position did Pachelbel hold at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna from 1673 to 1677?
A. Kantor
B. Court composer
C. Deputy organist
D. Choir master
Answer: C. Deputy organist
Q8. In 1677, Pachelbel moved to Eisenach to serve as what under Duke Johann Georg I?
A. Kapellmeister
B. Court organist
C. Tutor to the royal children
D. Town musician
Answer: B. Court organist
Q9. For how many years did Pachelbel serve as organist at the Predigerkirche in Erfurt, starting in 1678?
A. 5 years
B. 8 years
C. 12 years
D. 15 years
Answer: C. 12 years
Q10. Who was Pachelbel the godfather to during his time in Erfurt?
A. Johann Sebastian Bach
B. Johanna Juditha Bach
C. Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel
D. Charles Theodore Pachelbel
Answer: B. Johanna Juditha Bach
Q11. In 1690, Pachelbel took a position as musician-organist at which court?
A. Wurttemberg in Stuttgart
B. Saxe-Eisenach
C. Gotha town court
D. Nuremberg city council
Answer: A. Wurttemberg court in Stuttgart
Q12. What publication did Pachelbel release in 1693 while in Gotha?
A. Hexachordum Apollinis
B. Musicalische Ergotzung
C. Acht Chorale zum Praeambulieren
D. Canon and Gigue in D major
Answer: C. Acht Chorale zum Praeambulieren
Q13. In 1695, Pachelbel returned to Nuremberg to become organist at which church?
A. St. Lorenz
B. Predigerkirche
C. St. Sebaldus
D. St. Trinitatis
Answer: C. St. Sebaldus
Q14. What is the title of the collection Pachelbel published in 1699, dedicated to Dieterich Buxtehude?
A. Musicalische Sterbens-Gedancken
B. Hexachordum Apollinis
C. Acht Chorale
D. Vespers settings
Answer: B. Hexachordum Apollinis
Q15. Which prominent composer was one of Pachelbel’s pupils in Erfurt?
A. Johann Christoph Bach
B. George Frideric Handel
C. Georg Philipp Telemann
D. Heinrich Schutz
Answer: A. Johann Christoph Bach
Q16. Which Italian composer influenced Pachelbel’s style through works like toccatas and variations?
A. Antonio Vivaldi
B. Girolamo Frescobaldi
C. Claudio Monteverdi
D. Arcangelo Corelli
Answer: B. Girolamo Frescobaldi
Q17. Despite being Lutheran, what type of music notably influenced Pachelbel’s compositions?
A. English virginal music
B. French harpsichord suites
C. Catholic church music
D. Polish folk tunes
Answer: C. Catholic church music
Q18. What musical style is characteristic of Pachelbel’s works, emphasizing clarity over complexity?
A. Highly virtuosic and chromatic
B. Lucid and uncomplicated counterpoint
C. Dense polyphony with imitation
D. Ornamented melodic lines only
Answer: B. Lucid and uncomplicated counterpoint
Q19. How many Magnificat fugues did Pachelbel compose, covering all eight church modes?
A. 50
B. 70
C. 95
D. 120
Answer: C. 95
Q20. What is Pachelbel’s most famous chamber work, originally for three violins and basso continuo?
A. Chaconne in F minor
B. Canon in D
C. Toccata in E minor
D. Hexachordum Apollinis
Answer: B. Canon in D
Q21. In what key is Pachelbel’s well-known Chaconne often cited as one of his finest organ works?
A. D major
B. E minor
C. F minor
D. G major
Answer: C. F minor
Q22. What type of work is Pachelbel’s Toccata in E minor?
A. Organ toccata
B. Keyboard fantasia
C. Chorale prelude
D. Vocal motet
Answer: A. Organ toccata
Q23. How many large-scale vocal works did Pachelbel compose, including motets and sacred concertos?
A. Around 20
B. Around 40
C. Around 60
D. Around 80
Answer: B. Around 40
Q24. What is the instrumentation of Pachelbel’s chamber collection Musicalische Ergötzung?
A. Two scordatura violins and basso continuo
B. Solo harpsichord
C. Four-part choir and organ
D. Trumpets and timpani
Answer: A. Two scordatura violins and basso continuo
Q25. Which of Pachelbel’s sons became an organ composer and moved to the American colonies in 1734?
A. Johann Michael
B. Wilhelm Hieronymus
C. Charles Theodore
D. Johann Matthaus
Answer: C. Charles Theodore