“All music should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the soul's refreshment; where this is not remembered there is no real music but only a devilish hubbub.”

“The aim and final reason of all music should be none else but the glory of God and refreshing the soul. Where this is not observed there will be no music, but only a devilish hubbub.”

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

“The final aim and reason of all music is nothing other than the glorification of God and the refreshment of the spirit.”

“Soli Deo gloria.Latin for Glory to God alone.Bach used the initials (SDG) at the end ofall his musical manuscripts.”

“Language is music. Written words are musical notation. The music of a piece of fiction establishes the way in which it is to be read, and, in the largest sense, what it means. It is essential to remember that characters have a music as well, a pitch and tempo, just as real people do. To make them believable, you must always be aware of what they would or would not say, where stresses would or would not fall.”