The faculty of creating is never given to us all by itself. It always goes hand in hand with the gift of observation.
IGOR STRAVINSKYMusic is the sole domain in which man realizes the present.
More Igor Stravinsky Quotes
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I knew I had to write a Mass of my own, but a real one.
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We cannot describe sound, but we cannot forget it either.
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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Nothing is likely about masterpieces, least of all whether there will be any.
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The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one’s self. And the arbitrariness of the constraint serves only to obtain precision of execution.
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Look for the music on all things, and life will be a symphony of joy. My music is best understood by children and animals.
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Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.
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The one true comment on a piece of music is another piece of music.
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Composition is frozen improvisation.
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I haven’t understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.
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I am an inventor of music.
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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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An artist is like a pig snouting truffles.
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Composers combine notes, that’s all.
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Good composers don’t borrow, they steal.
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