Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg: His Short Biography and Aesthetic Representation of His Works

Yours is that master of magic tones,

Whom barely one in thousands resembled!

In later posterity his song will resound,

When the hollow noise of fashion has dissolved,

And his image will crown humanity itself,

For he was a good, noble man!

A unique genius governed Zumsteeg, one who was perfectly in command of his language and could express with certainty what he desired. Herein lies the primary characteristic of his manner, that he knows how to speak the language of his art perfectly, clearly, and decisively, and without wide digressions and circumlocutions.

What he says is expressed so clearly and decisively that his unarticulated sounds receive true meaning and clarity, and leave none of his listeners in doubt for even a moment as to what he wishes to say. He has felt so purely and correctly, and he knows how to present what he has felt so clearly and distinctly