Quotes by Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the Cello Suites and Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations and The Well-Tempered Clavier; organ works such as the Schübler Chorales and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and choral works such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. He is known for his mastery of counterpoint, as heard in The Musical Offering and The Art of Fugue. Felix Mendelssohn precipitated the Bach Revival with a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829. Ever since, Bach has been acclaimed as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.

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Topics by Johann Sebastian Bach

"My masters are strange folk with very little care for music in them."

Art
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"If I decide to be an idiot, then I'll be an idiot on my own accord."

Choice
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"I worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results."

Motivation
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"Like all music, the figured bass should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the recreation of the soul; where this is not kept in mind there is no true music, but only an infernal clamour and ranting."

Philosophy
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"Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence."

Music
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"It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself."

Action
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"I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well."

Success
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"Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul."

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

Religion
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