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Like all music, the figured bass should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the recreation of the soul; where this is not kept in mind there is no true music, but only an infernal clamour and ranting.

Johann Sebastian Bach

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Author Bio

  • NameJohann Sebastian Bach
  • DescriptionGerman composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist and violinist
  • AliasesJ. S. Bach; Bach; JS Bach; J.S. Bach
  • BornMarch 21, 1685
  • DiedJuly 28, 1750
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionComposer; Organist; Harpsichordist; Violinist; Violist; Conductor; Choir Director; Concertmaster; Musicologist; Music Educator
  • WorksMein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut, BWV 199; Es Reißet Euch Ein Schrecklich Ende, BWV 90; Sonatas And Partitas For Solo Violin; Notebook For Anna Magdalena Bach; Klavierbüchlein Für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach; Mass In B Minor; Christmas Oratorio; Gottes Zeit Ist Die Allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106; Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565; Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 538; The Musical Offering; Die Kunst Der Fuge; The Well-Tempered Clavier; English Suites; French Suites; St John Passion; Goldberg Variations; Entfliehet, Verschwindet, Entweichet, Ihr Sorgen, BWV 249a; Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht; Der Geist Hilft Unsrer Schwachheit Auf, BWV 226; Jesu, Meine Freude; Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben, BWV 147; Preise Dein Glücke, Gesegnetes Sachsen; Geschwinde, Ihr Wirbelnden Winde