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Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky[ a ][ b ] (17 June [ O.S. 5 June] 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (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.
Igor Stravinsky, Russian-born composer whose work had a revolutionary impact on musical thought and sensibility just before and after World War I, and whose compositions remained a touchstone of modernism for much of his long working life. His most notable composition was the ballet The Rite of Spring.
Apr 2, 2014 · Russian composer Igor Stravinsky wrote pieces for Les Sylphides , Firebird and Petrouchka , performed by the Ballet Russes. Learn more at Biography.com.
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was a Russian composer who revolutionised 20th-century music, and provoked riots with The Rite of Spring. He was part of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballet Rouses ballet company.
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.
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).
May 29, 2018 · STRAVINSKY, IGOR (1882–1971), Russian composer. The highly influential composer Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882–1971) was born in Oranienbaum (now Lomonosov) Russia, near St. Petersburg. He was raised in the latter city (then the capital of Russia), where his father, Fyodor, was a prominent operatic bass-baritone.
