Quotes by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

About Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and second (surviving) son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. His second name was given in honor of his godfather Georg Philipp Telemann, a friend of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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According to my principles, every master has his true and certain value. Praise and criticism cannot change any of that. Only the work itself praises and criticizes the master, and therefore I leave to everyone his own value.

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

What comprises good performance? The ability through singing or playing to make the ear conscious of the true content and affect of a composition.

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

A musician cannot move others unless he too is moved. He must of necessity feel all of the affects that he hopes to arouse in his audience, for the revealing of his own humour will stimulate a like humour in the listener.

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Author Bio

  • NameCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  • DescriptionGerman harpsichordist and composer
  • BornMarch 8, 1714
  • DiedDecember 14, 1788
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionComposer; Pianist; Musicologist; Music Theorist
  • WorksMagnificat; Die Auferstehung Und Himmelfahrt Jesu; Die Israeliten In Der Wüste; ; Versuch Über Die Wahre Art Das Clavier Zu Spielen; Klopstocks Morgengesang Am Schöpfungsfeste; Heilig