"The idea comes to me from outside of……" — Johannes Brahms
"The idea comes to me from outside of me - and is like a gift. I then take the idea and make it my own - that is where the skill lies."
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19 Quotes by Johannes Brahms
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Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of…
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If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.
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It is not hard to compose, but what is fabulously hard is to leave the superfluous notes under the table.
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Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven…
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A symphony is no joke.
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Straight-away the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my…
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We cling nervously to the melody, but we don't handle it freely, we don't really make anything new out of…
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One should never forget that by actually perfecting one piece one gains and learns more than by starting or half-finishing…
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Ah, that tastes nice. Thank you.
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Study Bach. There you will find everything.
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The fact that most people do not understand and respect the very best things, such as Mozart's concertos, is what…
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Those are miracles that no merely human brain can work. The artist is merely the sound conduct of a Force…
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