My Present Post Amounts To About 700 Thaler, And When There Are Rather More Funerals Than Usual, The Fees Rise In Proportion; But When A Healthy Wind Blows, They Fall Accordingly.
On One Of Those Rare Occasions When Bach Appraised His Own Life's Work, He Remarked: I Worked Hard.
I Was Made To Work. If You Are Equally Industrious, You Will Be Equally Successful.
I Have Always Kept One End In View, Namely ... To Conduct A Well-regulated Church Music To The Honour Of God.
It Cannot Remain Unmentioned That So Many Poorly Equipped Boys, And Boys Who Have No Talent At All For Music, Have Been Accepted Into The School To Date That The Quality Of Music Has Necessarily Declined And Deteriorated. And Those Who Do Bring A Few Precepts With Them When They Come To School Are Not Ready To Be Used Immediately.
What I Have Achieved By Industry And Practice, Anyone Else With Tolerable Natural Gift And Ability Can Also Achieve.
