Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Born: March 8, 1714
Died: December 14, 1788 (aged 74)
Bio: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and second son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach.
Known for:
- The Prussian sonatas
- Four Sonatas
- The letters of C.P.E. Bach
- Six Sonatinas