Jean Sibelius Quotes

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Never pay any attention to what critics say…Remember, a statue has never been set up in honour of a critic!

Jean Sibelius

The framework of a symphony must be so strong that it forces you to follow it, regardless of the environment and circumstances.

Jean Sibelius

It is so difficult to mix with artists! You must choose business men to talk to, because artists only talk of money.

Jean Sibelius

If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is something autonomous and much richer. Music begins where the possibilities of language end. That is why I write music.

Jean Sibelius

Music is for me like a beautiful mosaic which God has put together. He takes all the pieces in his hand, throws them into the world, and we have to recreate the picture from the pieces.

Jean Sibelius

Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the public cold spring water.

Jean Sibelius

If we understood the world, we would realize that there is a logic of harmony underlying its manifold apparent dissonances.

Jean Sibelius

I often conduct an orchestra in my sleep; my orchestras are so huge that the back desks of the violas vanish into the horizon. And everything is so wonderful.

Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius

Born: December 8, 1865

Died: September 20, 1957 (aged 91)

Bio: Jean Sibelius, born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius, was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods.

Known for:

Finlandia
Tapiola
The Swan of Tuonela
En saga
Pohjola's Daughter

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