Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius), born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius, was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia...
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth8 December 1865
Jean Sibelius quotes about
attention critics pay quotes statue
Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been put up to a critic.
attention critics honor pay quotes statue
Pay no attention to what the critics say; there has never been set up a statue in honor of a critic.
attention critics honor pay statue
Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.
inspirational confidence perseverance
Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been erected to a critic.
writing expression use
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.
music language possibility
Music begins where the possibilities of language end.
beautiful hands together
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.
confidence honor attention
If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.
world planes music-is
Music is on a higher plane than everything else in this world.
world logic realizing
If we understood the world, we would realize that there is a logic of harmony underlying its manifold apparent dissonances.
water hue cocktails
Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the public pure cold water.
doctors drink wanted
All the doctors who wanted to forbid me to smoke and to drink are dead,
sleep orchestra horizon
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.
swans years affinity
Millions of years ago, in my previous incarnations, I must have been related to swans... because I can still feel that affinity.