Johann Sebastian Bach Quotes

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

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• There is nothing to it.You only have to hit the right notes at the right time and the instrument plays itself.

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• An agreeable harmony for the honour of God and the permissible delights of the soul.

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

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

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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.

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• If I decide to be an idiot, then I’ll be an idiot on my own accord.

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

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

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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.

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

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Johann Sebastian Bach (11)

Birth:	31st March, 1685
Death:	28th July, 1750
Nationality:	German
Profession:	Composer

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Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany. He was a German composer of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations, and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. He studied at St. Michael's School and taught at the University of Leipzig. He received the title of "Royal Court Composer" from Augustus III in 1736.

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