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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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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

Why is it that whenever I hear a piece of music I don't like, it's...

Why is it that whenever I hear a piece of music I don't like, it's...

I am an inventor of music.

I am an inventor of music.

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...

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...

What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.

What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

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...

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

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

What force is more potent than love?

What force is more potent than love?

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...

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...

The greatest achievement for any human being is to love God, yourself, and others.

The greatest achievement for any human being is to love God, yourself, and others.

There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of...

There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of...

God is dead, and there is an actor playing his part

God is dead, and there is an actor playing his part

If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice.

If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice.