My music is best understood by children and animals.
Igor StravinskyRead
Music is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things, including, and particularly, the coordination between man and time.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Music helps organize our experiences and connects us to the passage of time.
Igor Stravinsky's quote suggests that music serves a vital function in our lives by bringing order and structure to our experiences. It highlights the intrinsic relationship between music, human existence, and the perception of time, implying that music acts as a medium that harmonizes our emotions and actions with the rhythm of life.
Themes
MusicOrderHumanTimeCoordination
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of the arts, one might quote Stravinsky to illustrate how music organizes our lives.
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