Stravinsky Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.