Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period, acclaimed as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. His large output includes the Brandenburg Concertos, the Cello Suites, the Goldberg Variations, The Well-Tempered Clavier, the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor, and he is known for his mastery of counterpoint in works such as The Art of Fugue.
He was born in Eisenach into a family that had already produced several composers. Orphaned at age 10, he lived for five years with his eldest brother and continued his musical education in Lüneburg. In 1703 he returned to Thuringia to work for Protestant churches in Arnstadt and Mühlhausen. Felix Mendelssohn sparked a Bach revival with a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829.
He was born in Eisenach into a family that had already produced several composers. Orphaned at age 10, he lived for five years with his eldest brother and continued his musical education in Lüneburg. In 1703 he returned to Thuringia to work for Protestant churches in Arnstadt and Mühlhausen. Felix Mendelssohn sparked a Bach revival with a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829.
What I have achieved by industry and practice, anyone else with tolerable natural gift and ability can also achieve.
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.
God's gift to his sorrowing creatures is a joy worthy of their destiny.
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.
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.