Igor Stravinsky was a renowned 20th century Russian composer who was born in 1882 in Russia and died in 1971 in New York. He wrote extensively in genres including opera, ballet, vocal/instrumental pieces and was highly influential in pioneering modernist styles. Stravinsky studied at St. Petersburg University and worked closely with impresario Sergei Diaghilev, producing famous ballets like The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring.

1. Russian Composer of the 20th Century

2. 
Born: June 17, 1882 – Lomonosov, near St.
Petersburg, Russia

Died: April 6, 1971 – New York, USA

3.  Originally
“Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky”
 Was a Russian and later, French and American
 Pianist
 Composer
 Conductor
 Named by the Time Magazine as one of the
100 most influential people of the century.
 Brought by his parents in the Russian
Orthodox Church.

4. He wrote:
 Music
for opera
 Vocal and instrumental pieces
 Ballets
 Cantatas
 Neoclassical works
 Oratorios
 Sacred music

5.  Katerina
Nossenko – his cousin and first wife
which he had 4 children.
 Vera
Soudeikine – his second wife
- they became US citizens in
1945 and lived in California.
 1913
– a riot ensued during the premiere of
his “The Rite of Spring” at the Theatre des
Champes Elysees.

6.  He
was very much influenced by his father who
was one of the foremost operatic basses.
 He
learned orchestration through the guidance of
composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

7.  He
was also influenced by the works of
Balakirev and Tchaikovsky.

8.  Known
as the Russian Composer of the 20th
Century.
 Introduced the concept of modernism in
music.
 Studied law and philosophy at the University
of St. Petersburg where he met the son of the
Russian Composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
 Wrote several scores for the impressario and
founder of the Ballet Russes, Sergei Daghilev.

9.  He
left Russia in 1914, setting first in
Switzerland, and then in France in 1920, and
in the United States in 1939.
 Become
a French citizen in 1934 and a US
citizen in 1945.

10.  Wrote
in a neoclassical style, using scales,
chords and tone color in a generally clear and
traditional way.
 Though
long opposed to Schoenberg’s 12tone system. He eventually came to adopt it
in his own way using rows of fewer than 12
notes in his compositions.

11.  The
Wedding
 Renard
 Symphonies for Wind Instruments
 Octet for Wind Instruments
 Violin Concerto in D Major
 Concerto in E-flat
 Oedipus Rex
 Persephone
 Symphony in C

12.  Symphony
in Three Movements
 Requiem Canticles
 The Firebird (1910)
 Petrouchka (1911, revised 1947) (Petrushka)
 The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps)
(1913)
 Pulcinella
 The Rake’s Progress

13. The Firebird
Petrouchka
The Rite of Spring

14. PREPARE FOR THE
15- ITEM QUIZ
(NOTEBOOK)

15. 1. Whole name of Stravensky
2. The title given to him
3. Birthdate and
4. birth place
5. Date died
6.
7.
3 nationalities (including citizenships)
8.
9. First wife
10. Year of citizenship in America

16. 11. One type of composition
12. One course he studied
13. School studied (College)
14-15. two of his works

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18. 1. Igor Fyodorovich (or Fedorovich) Stravensky/
Stravinsky
2. Russian Composer of the 20th Century
3. June 17, 1882
4. Lomonosov/ Near St. Petersburg/ Russia/ St.
Petersburg Russia
5. April 6, 1971
6. Russian
7. French
8. American
9. Katerina Nossenko
10. 1945

19. 11. Any of these:
 Music for opera
 Vocal and instrumental pieces
 Ballets
 Cantatas
 Neoclassical works
 Oratorios
 Sacred music
12. philosophy/ Law

20. 13. University of St. Petersburg
14-15. Any of these:
 The Wedding
 Renard
 Symphonies for Wind Instruments
 Octet for Wind Instruments
 Violin Concerto in D Major
 Concerto in E-flat
 Oedipus Rex
 Persephone
 Symphony in C
 Symphony in Three Movements
 Requiem Canticles
 The Firebird (1910)
 Petrouchka (1911, revised 1947) (Petrushka)
 The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps) (1913)
 Pulcinella
 The Rake’s Progress