I am an inventor of music.

Quote by Igor Stravinsky

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A plague on eminence! I hardly dare cross the street anymore without a convoy, and...

A plague on eminence! I hardly dare cross the street anymore without a convoy, and...

The principle of the endless melody is the perpetual becoming of a music that never...

The principle of the endless melody is the perpetual becoming of a music that never...

Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.

Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.

Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody's piano playing...

Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody's piano playing...

What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.

What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.

I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What...

I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What...

Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.

Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

What force is more potent than love?

What force is more potent than love?

Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody's piano playing...

Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody's piano playing...

The principle of the endless melody is the perpetual becoming of a music that never...

The principle of the endless melody is the perpetual becoming of a music that never...

My childhood was a period of waiting for the moment when I could send everyone...

My childhood was a period of waiting for the moment when I could send everyone...

I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer...

I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer...

In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more...

In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more...

I am in the present. I cannot know what tomorrow will bring forth. I can...

I am in the present. I cannot know what tomorrow will bring forth. I can...

In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more...

In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more...

My music is best understood by children and animals.

My music is best understood by children and animals.

The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better...

The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better...

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by...

We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by...

And they were not enjoined anything except that they should serve Allah, being sincere to...

And they were not enjoined anything except that they should serve Allah, being sincere to...

Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it...

Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it...