Silence will save me from being wrong (and foolish), but it will also deprive me of the possibility of being right.
IGOR STRAVINSKYWhat gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
More Igor Stravinsky Quotes
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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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Hurry? I have no time to hurry.
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Composition is frozen improvisation.
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All music is nothing more than a succession of impulses that converge towards a definite point of repose.
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I haven’t understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.
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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 real composer thinks about his work the whole time; he is not always conscious of this, but he is aware of it later when he suddenly knows what he will do.
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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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Music is given to us specifically to make order of things, to move from an anarchic, individualistic state to a regulated, perfectly concious one, which alone insures vitality and durability.
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Music is the sole domain in which man realizes the present.
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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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The more controlled, limited and tormented art is, the freer it is.
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.
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Revolution means turning the wheel.
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