"There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself."
— Johann Sebastian Bach
Theres Nothing Remarkable About It All
There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.
About this quote
This remark is a variant of the attributed saying about hitting the right keys (see related quote 851) and circulates in slightly different forms in musical literature. No definitive primary source has been located for either version. The two variants may stem from a single anecdote retold with different wording across different accounts, reflecting the oral transmission of many Bach sayings through his students and biographers.
Source
Attributed remark on playing the organ