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💚 Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky :-
(17 June 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century, and a pivotal figure in modernist music.
Stravinsky’s compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achieved international fame with three ballets… first performed in Paris by Diaghilev’s Ballet’s Russes : The Firebird (1910), Petrushka(1911), and The Right of Spring (1913).
The Rite of Spring is among the most controversial ballets ever written, causing spectators to call out during its first showing in Paris. Today, the ballet still blurs the line between classical ballet and modern dance, thanks to both the music of composer Igor Stravinsky and the choreography of Vaslav Nijinsky.
Here Stravinsky pushed the boundaries of musical design. This is the revolution of music.
Group of supporters and members of
the Ballets Russesin 1911
Igor Stravinsky’s period of productivity lasted for an exceptionally long time, extending over some 60 years. A prolific composer, as well as a true original, he was an active participant in the various currents that crossed his time. Stravinsky was undoubtedly one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, imposing by his stature, his adaptability and his astonishing creativity.
Russian period (c. 1907–1919) :- Aside from a very few surviving earlier works, Stravinsky’s Russian period, sometimes called primitive period, began with compositions undertaken under the tutelage of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, with whom he studied from 1905 until Rimsky’s death in 1908, including the orchestral works Symphony in E♭ major (1907), Faun and Shepherdess (for mezzo-soprano and orchestra; 1907), Scherzo fantastique (1908), and Feu d’artifice (1908/9). These works clearly reveal the influence of Rimsky-Korsakov.
Neoclassical period (c. 1920–1954)
* Apollon musagete (1928)
* Persephone (1933)
*Orpheus (1947)
This exemplify not only Stravinsky’s return to the music of the Classical period but also his exploration of themes from the ancient Classical world, such as Greek mythology. Important works in this period include the Octet (1923), the Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments (1924), the Serenade in A(1925), and Symphony of Psalms(1930).
In 1951, he completed his last neoclassical work, the opera The Rake’s Progress.
Serial period (1954–1968):-
In the 1950s, Stravinsky began using serial compositional techniques such as dodecaphony, the twelve-tone technique originally devised by Schoenberg. He first experimented with non-twelve-tone serial techniques in small-scale vocal and chamber works such as the Cantata (1952), the Septet(1953) and Three Songs from Shakespeare (1953). The first of his compositions fully based on such techniques was In Memoriam Dylan Thomas (1954). Agon(1954–57) was the first of his works to include a twelve-tone series and Canticum Sacrum (1955) was the first piece to contain a movement entirely based on a tone row.
Innovation and influence :-
Stravinsky has been called “one of music’s truly epochal innovators”. The most important aspect of Stravinsky’s work, aside from his technical innovations (including in rhythm and harmony), is the “changing face” of his compositional style while always “retaining a distinctive, essential identity”.
Igor Stravinsky’s period of productivity lasted for an exceptionally long time, extending over some 60 years. A prolific composer, as well as a true original, he was an active participant in the various currents that crossed his time. Stravinsky was undoubtedly one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, imposing by his stature, his adaptability and his astonishing creativity.
Stravinsky and Pablo Picasso collaborated on Pulcinella in 1920. Picasso took the opportunity to make several sketches of the composer.
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