10 phrases from Stravinsky’s Musical Poetry.
Within years 1939 and 1940, Stravinsky imparted 6 master classes at Harvard´s Poetry Faculty. On these lessons, Igor showed the world an inner sight of his mind and toughs on the musical phenomenon, revealing for instance that from his perspective (even that he explains that these musical confessions, are not from his own “feelings” but from the experience with the musical creation process), music most likely does not need inspiration to be created but needs a mathematical vision of life, where things such as “balance” and “order” are more important elements to consider when the creation process begin. On this article, we will see 10 of his most interesting sentences during this speech. 1. You should not be surprised if I prevent you that the matter I am going to develop, is serious, far much serious from what is generally attributed. (When first starting to speak to the poetry faculty) 2. While t...