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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/according-to-my-principles-every-master-has-his-true-and-certain/)

[Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/)

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## More by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

> [I have assigned many of my father's basses to students, without endangering their lives. Also, they do no harm to the fingers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/i-have-assigned-many-of-my-father-s-basses-to-students-without/)

[Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/)

> [Keyboardists whose chief asset is mere technique . . . more often than not astound us with their prowess without ever touching our sensibilities.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/keyboardists-whose-chief-asset-is-mere-technique-more-often-than-not/)

[Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/)

> [The new, though engaging at times, may often start as offensive to us. The latter is often proof of the worth of this, while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/the-new-though-engaging-at-times-may-often-start-as-offensive-to-us/)

[Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/)

> [A musician cannot move others unless he too is moved. He must of necessity feel all of the affects that he hopes to arouse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/a-musician-cannot-move-others-unless-he-too-is-moved-he-must-of/)

[Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/)

> [What comprises good performance? The ability through singing or playing to make the ear conscious of the true content and affect of a composition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/what-comprises-good-performance-the-ability-through-singing-or/)

[Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/)

> [According to my principles, every master has his true and certain value. Praise and criticism cannot change any of that. Only the work itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/according-to-my-principles-every-master-has-his-true-and-certain/)

[Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-philipp-emanuel-bach/)

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