I have always kept one end in view, namely ... to conduct a well-regulated church music to the honour of God.
Johann Sebastian BachThe aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.
Johann Sebastian BachIt 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.
Johann Sebastian Bach