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   Feodorovitch Igor Stravinsky was born on June 17, 1882 (June 5, according to the old Russian calendar) in Orianenbaum (now Lomonosov), a small Russian resort on the Gulf of Finland. Stravinsky spent his youth in nearby St. Petersburg, the city created by Peter the Great that became the Russian Empire’s political and cultural center for over ...

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   Mar 5, 2024 · Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was a Russian composer best known for his works for the stage, such as the ballets The Firebird, Petrushka, and the groundbreaking The Rite of Spring. The modernist composer lived in Switzerland, France, and then the United States.

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   For the full article, see Igor Stravinsky. Igor Stravinsky , (born June 17, 1882, Oranienbaum, Russia—died April 6, 1971, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Russian-born U.S. composer. Son of an operatic bass, he decided to be a composer at age 20 and studied privately with Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1902–08).

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   Definition. Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was a Russian composer best known for his works for the stage, such as the ballets The Firebird, Petrushka, and the groundbreaking The Rite of Spring. The modernist composer lived in Switzerland, France, and then the United States.

5. www.classicfm.com › composers › stravinskyIgor Stravinsky (1882-1971) | Composer | Biography, music and...

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   Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was a Russian composer who revolutionised 20th-century music, and provoked riots with The Rite of Spring. Life and Music Stravinsky composed masterpieces in almost every genre, most notably an incomparable series of ballet scores.

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   Igor Stravinsky - Composer, Ballet, Opera: Like that of so many masters, Stravinsky’s fame rests on only a few works and one or two of his more important achievements. In The Rite of Spring he presented a new concept of music involving constantly changing rhythms and metric imbalances, a brilliantly original orchestration, and drastically ...

7. www.oxfordbibliographies.com › abstract › documentIgor Stravinsky - Music - Oxford Bibliographies

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   Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) is arguably the greatest composer of the 20th century. His worldwide fame began with his three early ballets performed by Sergey Diaghilev’s Ballets russes, the third of which ( The Rite of Spring) is infamous for the riot it caused at its Parisian premiere in 1913.