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The profound meaning of music’s essential aim, is to produce a communion, a union of man with his fellow man with the Supreme Being.

Igor Stravinsky

The profound meaning of music’s essential aim, is to produce a communion, a union of man with his fellow man with the Supreme Being.
IGOR STRAVINSKY

Essential Man Meaning Unity
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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Age Concentration Humiliation Old Pressure Time Work
We have a duty towards music, namely, to invent it.
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Creation Invention Music Name
Composition is selective improvisation.
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Improve One Liner Selective
Music is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things, including, and particularly, the coordination between man and time.
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Establishment Man Music Ourselves Purpose Time
Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.
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Burn Money Worth
Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.
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Forgiveness One Liner Sin
The faculty of creating is never given to us all by itself. It always goes hand in hand with the gift of observation.
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Artist Creation Gift Hands Observation Talent
An artist is like a pig snouting truffles.
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Animal Artist
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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Aware Conscious Himself Thinking Time Willing Work
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.
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Knowledge Learning Life Mistake Pursuit Wisdom
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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Architect Build Himself Home Invention Live
There is music wherever there is rhythm, as there is life wherever there beats a pulse.
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Life Lyrics Music Nature
All you have to do is close your eyes and wait for the symbols.
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Close Eyes Symbol Yourself
Nothing is likely about masterpieces, least of all whether there will be any.
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Master Music Song
The true creator may be recognized by his ability always to find about him, in the commonest and humblest thing, items worthy of note.
IGOR STRAVINSKY

Ability Creation Humble Note True Worth

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