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| − | '''Johann Sebastian Bach''' was a Baroque composer of Classical Music and pianist. He was well-known for his mastery of counterpoint, renowned as an organist and harpsichordist, and even gave his approval to an early model of the [[piano]]. Some of his most famous works are the Brandenburg concertos, the Well-Tempered Clavier, the St. Mark Passion, a Mass in C Minor, and the Diabelli Variations. He often used the cruciform B-A-C-H motif in his works. | + | '''Johann Sebastian Bach''' was a Baroque composer of Classical Music and pianist. He was well-known for his mastery of counterpoint, renowned as an organist and harpsichordist, and even gave his approval to an early model of the [[piano]]. Some of his most famous works are the "Passion |
| | + | According to St. Matthew," "Jesus, Meine Freude" (Jesus, My |
| | + | Joy!), the Brandenburg concertos, the Well-Tempered Clavier, the St. Mark Passion, a Mass in C Minor, and the Diabelli Variations. He often used the cruciform B-A-C-H motif in his works. |
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| | + | Bach is considered to have been the "master of masters." He summed up his view of music as follows:<ref>http://www.americanminute.com/ (Entry for March 21, 2007)</ref> |
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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. If heed is not paid to |
| | + | this, it is not true music but a diabolical bawling and twanging. |
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| | + | In McCollum v. Board of Education (1948), Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson acknowledged the religious inspiration in great music: |
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| | + | :It would not seem practical to teach either practice or appreciation of the arts if we are to forbid exposure of youth to any religious influences. Music without sacred music would be incomplete, even from a secular point of view. |
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| | + | == References == |
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