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Music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all. Music expresses itself.
Igor Stravinsky
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Igor Stravinsky
Age: 88 †
Born: 1882
Born: June 17
Died: 1971
Died: April 6
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The further one separates himself from the precepts of the Christian Church, the further one distances himself from the truth. Only God can create. I make music from music.
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It's one of nature's way that we often feel closer to distant generations than to the generation immediately preceding us.
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To be deprived of art and left alone with philosophy is to be close to Hell.
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I never understood the need for a live audience. My music, because of its extreme quietude, would be happiest with a dead one.
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