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Johann Kuhnau, a Common card
Johann Kuhnau was a German polymath, known primarily as a composer today.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 115
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,300
Power 115 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Johann Kuhnau quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Johann Kuhnau card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Much of his music, including ______, masses, and other large-scale vocal works, is lost.
Answer
operas. Much of his music, including operas, masses, and other large-scale vocal works, is lost. From the Johann Kuhnau article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His reputation today rests on his Biblical Sonatas, a set of programmatic keyboard sonatas published in ____, in which each sonata depicted in detail a particular story from the Bible.
Answer
1700s. His reputation today rests on his Biblical Sonatas, a set of programmatic keyboard sonatas published in 1700, in which each sonata depicted in detail a particular story from the Bible. From the Johann Kuhnau article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Asia-Pacific Film Festival. Asia-Pacific Film Festival 72 · Performance poetry 68 · Johann Kuhnau 64 · Alessandro Algardi 61 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was also active as a novelist, translator, lawyer, and music theorist, and was able to combine these activities with his duties in his official post as Thomaskantor in Leipzig, which he occupied for 21 years.
- Much of his music, including operas, masses, and other large-scale vocal works, is lost.
- His reputation today rests on his Biblical Sonatas, a set of programmatic keyboard sonatas published in 1700, in which each sonata depicted in detail a particular story from the Bible.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Johann Kuhnau article was read about 7,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Johann Kuhnau (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Johann Kuhnau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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