Stravinsky Quotes

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

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

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

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.

It's something he used to say when he was happy. It could be a very, very simple day. We might be sitting out on the front lawn. Dad loved classical music and we might be listening to some Stravinsky or something and having some tea and eggs. And he'd say, 'Oh, good stuff, isn't it?'