“Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.” ArtArtistInspiringArchitectureStealingComposerGreat ArtistComposingFamous MusicianClassical Composers Author:Igor Stravinsky
“The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead.” PeopleShouldMusicToo MuchTroubleTaughtHumorousAppreciationComposerClassical MusicComposingComposing MusicClassical ComposersClassical MusiciansAppreciation In RelationshipsOboes Author:Igor Stravinsky
“A good composer does not imitate; he steals.” DoeMusicMusicalStealingComposerClassical MusicComposingArt And MusicFunny MusicFamous MusicianComposing MusicJazz And Life Author:Igor Stravinsky
“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 God.” ShouldHas BeensBornTalentShould HaveDuesTemperamentShould Have BeenComposingAnonymityDue Time Author:Igor Stravinsky
“I was...attacked for being a pasticheur, chided for composing "simple" music, blamed for deserting "modernism," accused of renouncing my "true Russian heritage." People who had never heard of, or cared about, the originals cried "sacrilege": "The classics are ours. Leave the classics alone." To them all my answer was and is the same: You "respect," but I love.” PeopleArtistSimpleAnswersHeardOriginalsStealingHeritageCriedAccusedModernismComposingSacrilege Author:Igor Stravinsky
