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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

Topics: Ability Affect Composition Conscious Content Ear Good Make Performance Playing Singing Through True

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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

Topics: Affects Arouse Audience Cannot Feel He His Hopes Humour Like Listener Move Moved Musician Must Necessity Others Own Revealing Stimulate Too Unless Will

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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

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Musician

Born: March 8th, 1714

Died: December 14th, 1788

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