The one true comment on a piece of music is another piece of music.
IGOR STRAVINSKYSins cannot be undone, only forgiven.
More Igor Stravinsky Quotes
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I take no pride in my artistic talents; they are God-given and I see absolutely no reason to become puffed up over something that one has received.
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Invention presupposes imagination but should not be confused with it.
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I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust.
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What I cannot follow are the manic-depressive fluctuations from total control to no control, from the serialization of all elements to chance.
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The performance has developed to such an extent in recent years that it challenges the music itself and will soon threaten it with relegation.
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Art postulates communion, and the artist has an imperative need to make others share the joy which he experiences himself.
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We cannot describe sound, but we cannot forget it either.
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A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
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I had another dream the other day about music critics. They were small and rodent-like with padlocked ears, as if they had stepped out of a painting by Goya.
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I never understood the need for a “live” audience. My music, because of its extreme quietude, would be happiest with a dead one.
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My God, so much I like to drink Scotch that sometimes I think my name is Igor Stra-whiskey.
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Why is it that whenever I hear a piece of music I don’t like, it’s always by Villa Lobos?
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Composers combine notes, that’s all.
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A composer is not only an architect but also an inventor, and he should not build houses in which he cannot live.
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I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.
IGOR STRAVINSKY






