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.

“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&amp;pg=PA7&amp;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 <br class="br">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.