THEME 1.Diligence & Mindset
“He who wishes to excel in music must feel in himself a perpetual and untiring love for it, and be willing to spare neither diligence nor effort.”
„Wer in der Music vortrefflich werden will, der muß in sich selbst eine beständige und unermüdethe Liebe dazu fühlen, und sich nicht scheuen, weder Fleiß noch Mühe daranzusetzen.“
QUANTZ, Versuch einer Anweisung die Flöte traversiere zu spielen, 1752
→ a powerful reminder that success stems not only from work but from inner passion. Without a “beständige und unermüdliche Liebe” — a constant and untiring love — the effort cannot be sustained.
“A pupil must be required to practice regularly; only in this way can the lips and fingers acquire the necessary flexibility.”
AGRICOLA (paraphrased), ca. 1762
→ technical fluidity is not a gift but a result of methodical, habitual practice. Regularity is essential for bodily ease and reliability.
“No one becomes a good musician without having studied much and listened a great deal.”
"Non si diventa buon musico senza haver molto studiato, et ascoltato assai."
FANTINI, Modo per imparare a sonare di tromba, 1638
→ Fantini underscores the twofold work of study and listening — developing technique through effort, and musicality through attentive absorption.
THEME 1. Diligence & Mindset
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THEME 1.Diligence & Mindset
“He who wishes to excel in music must feel in himself a perpetual and untiring love for it, and be willing to spare neither diligence nor effort.”
„Wer in der Music vortrefflich werden will, der muß in sich selbst eine beständige und unermüdethe Liebe dazu fühlen, und sich nicht scheuen, weder Fleiß noch Mühe daranzusetzen.“
QUANTZ, Versuch einer Anweisung die Flöte traversiere zu spielen, 1752
→ a powerful reminder that success stems not only from work but from inner passion. Without a “beständige und unermüdliche Liebe” — a constant and untiring love — the effort cannot be sustained.
“A pupil must be required to practice regularly; only in this way can the lips and fingers acquire the necessary flexibility.”
AGRICOLA (paraphrased), ca. 1762
→ technical fluidity is not a gift but a result of methodical, habitual practice. Regularity is essential for bodily ease and reliability.
“No one becomes a good musician without having studied much and listened a great deal.”
"Non si diventa buon musico senza haver molto studiato, et ascoltato assai."
FANTINI, Modo per imparare a sonare di tromba, 1638
→ Fantini underscores the twofold work of study and listening — developing technique through effort, and musicality through attentive absorption.