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Stravinsky

Stravinsky

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A Russian-born composer who wrote bold, modern works that changed classical music
  • proper noun
  • /strəˈvɪnski/
: Stravinsky
  • The music from Stravinsky's ballet, The Firebird, inspires such a voyage through sound.
  • Stravinsky, Igor
  • Stravinsky's Rite
  • Stravinsky's music

We could ask Stravinsky, why did you do it?

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Examples

  • The music from Igor Stravinsky's ballet, The Firebird, inspires such a voyage.

    Fantasia 2000 (2000)

  • Stravinsky, some of whose works caused riots when first heard, valued and used the past:

    Academic text (1993)

  • When Igor Stravinsky wrote his ballet, The Rite of Spring...

    Fantasia (1940)

  • Diaghilev is remembered as the father of Russian ballet, and Stravinsky is one of the most famous composers who emerged in that country.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Other works, such as Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, are rich in timbres, rhythms, and aesthetic and critical issues.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The revolutionary modernism of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and Stravinsky's music carried the Russian legacy to Paris and London.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Programs dedicated exclusively to the music of Stravinsky are highlights of every season.

  • When Stravinsky wrote his ballet, The Rite of Spring, it changed the world of dance.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Stravinsky is a Slavic family name, and the ending -sky often means 'from' or 'of a place'. So the name probably meant someone 'from Stravin' (a place or family) and today it is the composer's surname we use to identify him.