The art of music is so deep and profound that to approach it very seriously only is not enough. One must approach music with a serious rigor and, at the same time, with a great, affectionate joy. — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
Nothing is better than music; when it takes us out of time, it has done more for us than we have the right to… — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
A great work of art is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
It is one thing to be gifted and quite another thing to be worthy of one's own gift. — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
As far as the execution is concerned ... the most frequent and most serious mistake is to follow the music instead of preceding it. — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
I adore tradition. I cannot stand habit. Simply to repeat is nothing, also to destroy is nothing. Tradition is never interrupted, we are always… — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
The history of harmony is the history of the development of the human ear, which has gradually assimilated, in their natural order, the successive… — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
In music everything is prolonged, everything is edified, and when the enchantment has ceased, we are still bathed in its clarity; solitude is accompanied… — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
To study music, we must learn the rules. To create music, we must break them. — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty. — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
You should never listen to someone practice. That is their work and theirs alone. — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
Great art likes chains. The greatest artists have created art within bounds. Or else they have created their own chains. — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece. — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
Art is not emotion. Art is the medium in which emotion is expressed. — Nadia Boulanger Copy Share Image
