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I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) American composer
“Contingencies,” Themes and Episodes (1966)
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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.

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) American composer
“Subject: Music,” New York Times Magazine (27 Sep 1964)
 
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Music’s exclusive function is to structure the flow of time and keep order in it.

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) American composer
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In G. Szamosi, The Twin Dimensions: Inventing Time and Space (1986)

 
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Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) American composer
An Autobiography (1936)
 
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