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" Figured bass", he says in the rules and principles of accompaniment that he gave his pupils*, "is the most perfect foundation of music. It is executed with both hands in such a manner that the left hand plays the notes that are written, while the right... "
The Quarterly Review - Page 342
1923
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J.S. Bach

Albert Schweitzer - Composers - 1911 - 458 pages
...utterance. "Figured bass", he says in the rules and principles of accompaniment that he gave his pupils*, "is the most perfect foundation of music. It is executed...music, but only an infernal clamour and ranting." The Orgelbuchlein (Little Organ Book) — the collection of small chorale preludes that Bach put together...
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The Little Chronicle of Magdalena Bach

Esther Meynell - Composers - 1925 - 200 pages
...the glory of God and the justifiable gratification of the soul. Like all music, the figured bass j should have no other end and aim than the glory of...not kept in mind there is no true music, but only an horrible clamour and ranting." Sebastian wrote out with much patience careful "Rules and Instructions...
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Albert Schweitzer: an Anthology

Albert Schweitzer - Christian ethics - 1947 - 466 pages
...principles of accompaniment that he gave his pupils [which are preserved in a copy dating from 1738], "is the most perfect foundation of music. It is executed...mind there is no true music, but only an infernal clamor and ranting." [Bach, I, p. 167] This Is Holy Ground The great point is that Bach, like every...
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J. S. Bach, Volume One

Albert Schweitzer, Ernest Newman - Music - 1966 - 466 pages
...utterance. "Figured bass", he says in the rules and principles of accompaniment that he gave his pupils*, "is the most perfect foundation of music. It is executed...music, but only an infernal clamour and ranting." The Orgelbuchlein (Little Organ Book) — the collection of small chorale preludes that Bach put together...
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The Creative Circle: Art, Literature, and Music in Bahá'í Perspective

Michael Fitzgerald - Religion - 1989 - 276 pages
...Schweitzer quotes from the rules and principles of accompaniment that Bach prescribed to his pupils: "Like all music, the figured bass should have no other...mind there is no true music, but only an infernal clamor and ranting." Hmm— one could almost imagine Bach had a forewarning of the music of the last...
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The Cambridge Companion to Bach

John Butt - Music - 1997 - 348 pages
...final purpose of all music and therefore also of the thorough-bass is nothing other than the praise of God and the recreation of the soul. Where this is not taken into account, then there is no true music, only a devilish bawling and droning.29 In fact, this...
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Light Steps

Timothy Bowes - Religion - 2007 - 397 pages
...FOR ME" (Galatians 2:20 - King James Version - emphasis mine). Johann Sebastian Bach said, "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 hub-bub."...
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