"The thorough bass is the most perfect foundation of music, being played with both hands in such a manner that the left hand plays the notes which are written while the right adds consonances and discords to make good harmony."
"Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend."
"The aim and final reason of all music is nothing else but the glory of God and the refreshment of the spirit."
"I have worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results."
"There is nothing to it. You only have to hit the right notes at the right time and the instrument plays itself."
