The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better able to praise him than the building of the church and all its decoration; it is the Church's greatest ornament.
Igor StravinskyI never understood the need for a "live" audience. My music, because of its extreme quietude, would be happiest with a dead one.
Igor StravinskyMusic is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things, including, and particularly, the coordination between man and time.
Igor Stravinsky