David Harbin wrote:

>I think two of the 'secrets' of Bach's music are (1) that he was a kind
>hearted person and this is reflected in his music and (2) it seems to
>almost always be dancing in some way.

My wife, not a listener to classical music excecpt when I'm playing some
recordings and she's around, heard some J.S.  Bach that she liked and
asked me, "Was he a happy man?"

(I told her he had 20 children.)

wm