Works of art make rules but rules do not make works of art.
The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create anew.
I have a horror of sentimentality, and I cannot forget that its name is Saint-Saëns.
If I am not making music, I have no reason for existing.
Do not allow the accents in the brass to produce space between the notes.
Music is in the space between the notes.