It is the transcendent (or 'abstract' or 'self-contained') nature of music that the new so called concretism--Pop Art, eighteen-hour slices-of-reality films, musique concrete--opposes. But instead of bringing art and reality closer together, the new movement merely thins out the distinction.
Igor StravinskyJust as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.
Igor StravinskyLook for the music on all things, and life will be a symphony of joy. My music is best understood by children and animals.
Igor Stravinsky