#stravinsky

In his autobiography Stravinsky relates that the first music he remembers was made by a peasant, working his hand in his armpit to produce a rhytmic farting. ↗

— Craig Raine

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The fact that Stravinsky used the classics as a major influence is obvious. What is interesting is how he used them, how he turned Bach into Stravinsky. ↗

— Lukas Foss

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Stravinsky used Mother Goose. He was influenced by Mother Goose, indirectly, but very beautifully. ↗

— Gyorgy Ligeti

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Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. I don't understand why this happens in the movie industry. ↗

— Ennio Morricone

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Even Stravinsky does not evoke the same public affection as Verdi. ↗

— Charles Rosen

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I've learned a lot from the masters of orchestration, like Ravel and Stravinsky. ↗

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

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Stravinsky is masterly: his harmony is conceived so precisely that it can only be the way it is. ↗

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

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Pulse as an active means of expression, Stravinsky and Beethoven are the two masters of that. ↗

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

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The first music I was exposed to was Stravinsky and I loved it but I don't remember it. ↗

— Leo Kottke

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