Ludwig van Beethoven: Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets.” 17. Johannes Brahms: “Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.” 16. Gustav Holst: “Music, being identical with heaven, isn’t a thing of momentary thrills, or even hourly ones. Edward Elgar: “I always said God was against art and I still believe it.” 14. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: “Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.” 13. Igor Stravinsky: “Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.”ġ2. George Gershwin: “I frequently hear music in the heart of noise.” 11. Gustav Mahler: “I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way.” 10. Jean Sibelius: “Music begins where the possibilities of language end.” 9. Franz Liszt: “Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.” 8. Aaron Copland: “So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it.” 7. Bela Bartok: “Competitions are for horses, not artists.” 6. Giuseppe Verdi: “To copy the truth can be a good thing, but to invent the truth is better, much better.” 5. Leonard Bernstein: “To achieve great things, two things are needed a plan, and not quite enough time.”Ĥ. Georg Frideric Handel: “I should be sorry if I only entertained them. Claude Debussy: “Works of art make rules rules do not make works of art.” 2. Find one that speaks to you and carry it with you to your next rehearsal or performance. In today’s blog, I offer you 75 of my favorite inspirational quotes from composers so that you too may find creative insights from the geniuses of the past. In some instances, however, all we really need is a few words of wisdom. I often discuss finding musical inspiration in my weekly posts, whether in relation to playing, writing, or teaching. Welcome to another Flute Friday! Happy Easter to those celebrating this upcoming Sunday.
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