Johann Sebastian Bach: Quotes about the soul

Johann Sebastian Bach was German late baroque era composer. Explore interesting quotes on 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.”

Johann Sebastian Bach

Variant: The final aim and reason of all music is nothing other than the glorification of God and the refreshment of the spirit.

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“All music should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the soul's refreshment; where this is not remembered there is no real music but only a devilish hubbub.”

Johann Sebastian Bach

Quoted in Ludwig Prautzsch Bibel und Symbol in den Werken Bachs, p. 7 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xaG9peANY9kC&pg=PA7&dq=teuflisches+%22Finis+und+Endursache+anders+nicht,+als+nur+zu+Gottes+Ehre+%22;translation from Albert Schweitzer (trans. Ernest Newman) J. S. Bach (New York: Dover, 1966), vol. 1, p. 167
Variant: 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.

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