Stravinsky

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Meaning

Stravinsky (plural Stravinskys)

A surname from Russian.

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About this sound Play ( help · info ) Stravinsky used a five-tone row, chromatically filling out the space of a major third centered tonally on C (C-E), in one of his early serial compositions, In memoriam Dylan Thomas. Source: Internet

After composing music for the Diaghilev -produced ballets Petrushka (1911) and The Rite of Spring (1913), Stravinsky turned to neoclassicism, a development culminating in his opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex (1927). Source: Internet

Canarina, p. 43 Stravinsky later said that Ravel was the only person who immediately understood the music. Source: Internet

Composers such as Strauss, Britten, Shostakovich and Stravinsky adopted and expanded upon this style. Source: Internet

Despite these alleged liaisons, Stravinsky was considered a family man and devoted to his children.sfn Religion Stravinsky was a devout member of the Russian Orthodox Church during most of his life, remarking at one time that, "Music praises God. Source: Internet

Also published as Igor Stravinsky An Autobiography (New York: M. & J. Steuer, 1958). Source: Internet

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