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Johann Fasch and Georg Schott establish themselves as musical rivals early on. They disagree on the importance of tradition against the necessity of innovation. While Schott wants to hold tight to the rules of current German musical composition, Fasch wants to break free of form and expand music beyond just the church. This conversation reveals their philosophical and theological disagreements, a rivalry that will dominate much of their relationship.
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FASCH: Martin Luther did not nail his ninety-five theses to the great doors at Wittenberg only to have you rid the world of music.
SCHOTT: Nor did he only to have you rid it of God! (Beat.) When the theme rises in a joyful figuration, it must be because the congregation, at that moment, sings of an angels鈥� joy at the birth of our Lord. If the melody grows morose, it is at the turn of the story to Mary鈥檚 grief as Christ lay dying, or because the word 鈥渟in鈥� or 鈥渄eath鈥� has cropped up in the text.
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SCHOTT: Not to honor the man but to replace him?
FASCH: Someone must.
SCHOTT: And clearly it must not be you! Mysticism is not faith! We are not meant to experience pure feeling! This is not Italy! Would you have us, as they do, drive our congregants into an unending sensual frenzy?
Itamar Moses, Bach at Leipzig, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. pp.31-32.
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