Johann Nikolaus Forkel
Author and first biographer of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Core Belief
"Bach's music is a priceless national patrimony and the herald of a German nation yet unformed. The classics are indispensable to general culture and the art of music."
Worldview
Forkel sees the world as one needing enlightenment, recognizing Bach as a supreme master whose genius can stimulate a national sense in his own people and correct the superficiality of modern taste.
Personality
Forkel is presented as an insatiable music lover, diligent scholar, and patriotic German. He is esteemed for his literary activity, critical ability, and merit as a composer, though his judgment of contemporary composers is sometimes narrow.
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