9 Quotes About Bach

Bach quotes are some of the most inspirational pieces of writing ever. Countless people have been inspired by his music, which is why so many people share his quotes on social media. Bach knew that music was important to people’s lives, and he wrote many pieces to help them express themselves. The below collection of bach quotes will inspire you to write your own music, paint, or draw with a purpose.

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You'll have a good, secure life when being alive means more to you than security, love more than money, your freedom more than public or partisan opinion, when the mood of Beethoven's or Bach's music becomes the mood of your whole life … when your thinking is in harmony, and no longer in conflict, with your feelings … when you let yourself be guided by the thoughts of great sages and no longer by the crimes of great warriors … when you pay the men and women who teach your children better than the politicians; when truths inspire you and empty formulas repel you; when you communicate with your fellow workers in foreign countries directly, and no longer through diplomats.. Wilhelm Reich
It [Bach's cello suites] is like a great diamond,
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It [Bach's cello suites] is like a great diamond, " said [Mischa] Maisky in a thick Russian accent, "with so many different cuts that reflect light in so many different ways. Eric Siblin
What I have achieved by industry and practice, anyone else...
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What I have achieved by industry and practice, anyone else with tolerable natural gift and ability can also achieve. Johann Sebastian Bach
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There is much more to playing the clavier than playing written music. Do you realize with accompanying there is often nothing written out but the bass line--the left hand? There might be a few notations as to a suggested harmony, but it is up to me to fill in the music, at the proper volume, style, and harmony for the soloist--often instantly. I've heard it said that Bach questioned wether the soloist or the accompanist deserves the greatest glory. Nancy Moser
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Wouldn't it be nice if there weree a planet where the sound of rain falling is like Bach?" he says." Yes, Planet Bach, " I respond. He smiles -"Yes", he murmurs- picturing it, hearing it. Bill Hayes
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To wake up one day and be Steinway and Glen in One... Glen Steinway, Steinway Glen, all for Bach. Thomas Bernhard
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Others, tiring of the sound of Buxtehude and Bach for hours on end, would complain there was no tune. That was exactly the thing he liked best about a fugue, the fact that it could not be sung. A fugue was not singular, as a melody was, but plural. It was a conversation. Kate Grenville
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We reviewed the ways we had to bring customers: Method A, flying aerobatics at the edge of town. Method B, the parachute jump. Then we began experimenting with Method C. There is a principle that says if you lay out a lonely solitaire game in the center of the wilderness, someone will soon come along to look over your shoulder and tell you how to play your cards. This was the principle of Method C. We unrolled our sleeping bags and stretched out under the wing, completely uncaring. Richard Bach