johann sebastian bach

“ I had no idea of the historical evolution of the civilized world's music and had not realized that all modern music owes everything to Bach. ”

“ Without my morning coffee I'm just like a dried-up piece of roast goat. ”

“ And if we look at the works of JS Bach - a benevolent god to which all musicians should offer a prayer to defend themselves against mediocrity - on each page we discover things which we thought were born only yesterday, from delightful arabesques to an overflowing of religious feeling greater than anything we have since discovered. And in his works we will search in vain for anything the least lacking in good taste. ”

“ Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul. ”

“ Harmony is next to Godliness. ”

“ The hairy endings of the auditory nerve shuddered like weeds in a rough sea; a vast number of obscure miracles were performed in the brain, and Lord Edwards ecstatically whispered 'Bach!'. ”

“ My present post amounts to about 700 thaler, and when there are rather more funerals than usual, the fees rise in proportion; but when a healthy wind blows, they fall accordingly... ”

“ What I have achieved by industry and practice, anyone else with tolerable natural gift and ability can also achieve. ”

“ The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. ”

“ It cannot remain unmentioned that so many poorly equipped boys, and boys who have no talent at all for music, have been accepted into the school to date that the quality of music has necessarily declined and deteriorated. ”