I was born out of due time in the sense that by temperament and talent I should have been more suited for the life of a small Bach, living in anonymity and composing regularly for an established service and for…

Quote by Igor Stravinsky

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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...

Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible...

Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible...

The real composer thinks about his work the whole time; he is not always conscious...

The real composer thinks about his work the whole time; he is not always conscious...

I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.

I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

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...

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...

A good composer does not imitate; he steals.

A good composer does not imitate; he steals.

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...

Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out...

Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out...

To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears...

To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears...

The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self. And the arbitrariness of...

The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self. And the arbitrariness of...

Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.

Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.

I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits...

I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits...

What force is more potent than love?

What force is more potent than love?

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

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

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...

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...

Music is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things,...

Music is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things,...

Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'Romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the...

Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'Romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the...

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