Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bachwas a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and over three hundred cantatas of which around two hundred survive. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth31 March 1685
CountryGermany
I worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results.
Without my morning coffee I'm just like a dried up piece of roast goat.
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.
Old concept: Love is blind. Marriage is an eye opener. New concept: Love is not blind - it simply enables one to see things others fail to see.
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. The final aim and reason of all music is nothing other than the glorification of God and the refreshment of the spirit.
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.
I was made to work. If you are equally industrious, you will be equally successful.
If I decide to be an idiot, then I'll be an idiot on my own accord.
Harmony is next to Godliness
I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music.
On land, on sea, at home abroad, I smoke my pipe and worship God.
The most stupendous miracle in all music.
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. And those who do bring a few precepts with them when they come to school are not ready to be used immediately.