Composers combine notes, that’s all.
IGOR STRAVINSKYAll you have to do is close your eyes and wait for the symbols.
More Igor Stravinsky Quotes
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Silence, which will save from shame, will also deprive me of fame.
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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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Music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all. Music expresses itself.
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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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The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead.
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My music is best understood by children and animals.
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Composition is frozen improvisation.
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The further one separates himself from the precepts of the Christian Church, the further one distances himself from the truth. Only God can create. I make music from music.
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Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.
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The trick is to compose what one wants to compose and to get it commissioned afterward.
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What force is more potent than love?
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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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The one true comment on a piece of music is another piece of music.
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Old age is a time of humiliations, the most disagreeable of which, for me, is that I cannot work long at sustained high pressure with no leaks in concentration.
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Revolution means turning the wheel.
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