"It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself."

"I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well."

"Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence."

"I worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results."

"Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul."

"The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul."

"My masters are strange folk with very little care for music in them."