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“Without discipline, there can be no freedom.”

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Nadia Boulanger was a distinguished French composer and conductor, recognized as one of the most influential music educators of the 20th century. Her teaching methods and compositions have left a lasting impact on the musical world. more

“It is so much easier to rest contented with what we have already acquired than to change ever so slightly those routine but profound habits of thought and feeling which govern our life, and by which we live so blissfully. This mental inertia is, perhaps, our greatest enemy. Insidiously it leads us to assume that we can renew our lives without renewing our habits.”

Feelings Enemy Our Lives Habit Easier Assuming Profound Routine Inertia Thoughts And Feelings

Author:Nadia Boulanger

“Great art likes chains. The greatest artists have created art within bounds. Or else they have created their own chains.”

Art Artist Bounds Likes Chains Great Art

Author:Nadia Boulanger

“[On being asked how it felt to be the first female conductor of the Boston Symphony:] I've been a woman for a little more than fifty years, and I've gotten over my original astonishment.”

Years Firsts Littles Felt Women Music Female Originals Fifty Boston Symphony Conductor Astonishment

Author:Nadia Boulanger

“Music was not invented by the composer, but found.”

Found Music Composer

Author:Nadia Boulanger

“False notes can be forgiven, false music cannot.”

Music Notes Forgiven

Author:Nadia Boulanger

“You should never listen to someone practice. That is their work and theirs alone.”

Should Music Practice

Author:Nadia Boulanger

“Words created divergencies between beings, because their precise meanings put an opinion around the idea. Music only retains the highest and purest substance of the idea, since it has the privilege of expressing all, whilst excluding nothing.”

Ideas Music Opinion Highest Privilege Substance Precise

Author:Nadia Boulanger

“As far as the execution is concerned ... the most frequent and most serious mistake is to follow the music instead of preceding it.”

Mistake Music Serious Concerned Execution Serious Mistakes

Author:Nadia Boulanger

“If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.”

Ifs Problem Science Knowledge Ignorance Intelligence Solve Stupidity Thrive Problem Solving Rationality Knowledge And Ignorance Understanding Knowledge

Book:Asimov's New guide to science

Source: Asimov's New guide to science

“But I was in the Radiohead studio today and Phil was there drumming and Thom was there playing. We feel like we've only just stopped and already people are wanting us to carry on.”

People Feels Today Studios Drumming Radiohead

Author:Jonny Greenwood

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