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It is not a quality, but rather a consequence of its qualities, that Bach's melody never grows old. It remains ever fair and young, like Nature, from which it is derived.

In general, the astonishing art of Bach consists in this everywhere equally easy application of the above-mentioned artistic means. Whether the form which he chose was of the easiest or most difficult kind, his treatment of it was always equally easy, equally happy. We never find a trace to indicate that anything had been difficult for him. He always attained the end at which he aimed. All is complete, perfect in itself; no note can be wished by a connoisseur to be otherwise than it is set.