Showing posts with label Quotations by Johannes Sebastian Bach. Show all posts
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Monday, June 1, 2009

Quotes by Johannes Sebastian Bach (April 3, 1968)

Johannes Sebastian Bach Quotes


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

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

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

- 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.

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

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

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

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

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

- 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 .

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

- Bring me A bowl of coffee before I turn into a goat

- There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself

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

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

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

- I have always kept one end in view, namely, with all good will to conduct a well-regulated church music to the honor of God

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

- 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.

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

- There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.

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

- For the glory of the most high God alone,
And for my neighbour to learn from.


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