Igor Stravinsky
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Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer (1882–1971) who created influential works across multiple musical styles throughout his long career. He matters because his compositions significantly shaped modern classical music and continue to be widely performed and studied today.
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- Born
- 1882
- Died
- 1971
- Works
- 384
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- Die Geschichte vom Soldaten
- Symphony of Psalms; Symphony No 10 ; Liturgical Symphony
- Retrospectives and Conclusion
- 5 Easy Pieces for Piano Duet
- Stravinsky, I Renard a Burlesque to Be Sung and Acted TTBB/Orch Pf/vs
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Sound · Oranienbaum, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire [now Lomonosov, Saint Petersburg, Russia]
Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer, conductor and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most influential 20th century composers. His ballets The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring, originally produced in Paris by Sergei Diaghilev, garnered him international fame. The latter ballet famously caused a riot in the audience, that is wrongly attributed to its unusual artistic approach. It…
Known for
- Stravinsky in Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2014
- For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes — Self - Composer (archive footage)2009
- The Memories of Angels — Self (archive footage)2008
- Stravinsky: Once at a Border... — Self (archive footage)1982
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2 objects attributed to Igor Stravinsky, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June [O.S. 5 June] 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in modernist music.
Born into a musical family in Saint Petersburg, Stravinsky grew up taking piano and music theory lessons. While studying law at the University of Saint Petersburg, he met Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and studied music under him until the latter's death in 1908. Soon after, Stravinsky met impresario Sergei Diaghilev, who commissioned him to write three ballets for the Ballets Russes's Paris seasons: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913), the last of which caused a near-riot at the premiere due to its avant-garde nature and later changed the way composers understood rhythmic structure.
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