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Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.
Igor Stravinsky
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Igor Stravinsky
Age: 88 †
Born: 1882
Born: June 17
Died: 1971
Died: April 6
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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.
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To be deprived of art and left alone with philosophy is to be close to Hell.
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Old age is a time of humiliations, the most disagreeable of which, for me, is that I cannot work long at sustained high pressure with no leaks in concentration.
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Why is it that whenever I hear a piece of music I don't like, it's always by Villa Lobos?
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The more controlled, limited and tormented art is, the freer it is.
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To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.
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