Igor Stravinsky Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Igor Stravinsky quotes and sayings page 2 (deceased composer born on Jun 17, 1882). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 29 we have for him.
“What force is more potent than love?”
“To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.”
“I am in the present. I cannot know what tomorrow will bring forth. I can know only what the truth is for me today. That is what I am called upon to serve, and I serve it in all lucidity.”
“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.”
“Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.”
“Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune.”
“What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.”
“Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.”
“I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust.”
“My music is best understood by children and animals.”
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