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.

Quote by Igor Stravinsky

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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...

My music is best understood by children and animals.

My music is best understood by children and animals.

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...

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 was born out of due time in the sense that by temperament and talent...

I was born out of due time in the sense that by temperament and talent...

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...

A good composer does not imitate; he steals.

A good composer does not imitate; he steals.

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...

I am an inventor of music.

I am an inventor of music.

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...

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,...

The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too...

The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too...

What force is more potent than love?

What force is more potent than love?

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...

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 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...

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...

Give advice; if people don't listen, let adversity teach them

Give advice; if people don't listen, let adversity teach them

Sometimes it is better to be kind than to be right. We do not need...

Sometimes it is better to be kind than to be right. We do not need...