Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Quotes


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.


Citations

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel. The Letters of C. P. E. Bach. Translated and edited by Stephen L. Clark, Clarendon Press, 1997.

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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  • Born: March 8, 1714
  • Died: December 14, 1788
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Musician

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. 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.