Igor Stravinsky

Aeros Vincent Bautista

Abilene Reglos
 Hello!
THIS IS IGOR STRAVINSKY
 Who is He?
He is a conductor, songwriter and a pianist

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Early life
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was born
in the resort town of Oranienbaum,
Russia, on June 17, 1882. He was raised
in St. Petersburg by his father, a bass
singer named Fyodor, and his mother,
Anna, a talented pianist.
Location

Lomonosov, Russia
Early life
Not wanting Stravinsky to follow in their footsteps, his
parents persuaded him to study law after he graduated from
secondary school.
However, after enrolling at the University of Saint
Petersburg, Stravinsky became friendly with a classmate
named Vladimir Rimsky-Korsakov, whose father, Nikolai, was a
celebrated composer. Stravinksy soon became Nikolai Rimsky-
Korsakov's pupil, as he was granted the freedom to pursue
his artistic career upon the death of his father in 1902.
Early Work
In 1906, Stravinsky married Catherine Nossenko, with
whom he would have four children.
In 1909, the founder of the Ballets Russes, Sergei
Diaghilev, invited Stravinsky to orchestrate a couple of
Chopin works for his ballet Les Sylphides. That, in turn, led
to the commission of The Firebird Suite(1910);
a collaboration with choreographer Michel Fokine, the
ballet turned Stravinsky into a household name upon its
premiere in Paris in June 1910.
Early Work
The composer's fame was reinforced with the
production of Petrouchka in 1911 which featured
shifting rhythms and polytonality, a signature
device of the composer; and the The Rite of Spring
(1913), which incited a riot upon its 1913
premiere but was soon hailed for its revolutionary
score. Asymmetrical rhythms successfully
portrayed the character of a solemn pagan rite.
 He adapted the forms of the 18th
century with his contemporary
style of writing. Despite its
modernity, his music is also very
structured, precise, controlled, full
of artifice, and theatricality.
Move to United States and Death
⋆ Following the deaths of his wife and a daughter from
tuberculosis, Stravinsky moved to the United States in
1939. He slowly turned his back on Russian
nationalism and cultivated his neo-classical style.
⋆ He delivered a series of lectures at Harvard University,
and in 1940 he married artist and designer Vera de
Bossett. That year, Stravinsky also finished one of his
most important works, Symphony in C.
Move to United States and Death
⋆ Stravinsky was nearly arrested for his rearrangement of the
national anthem during a performance in Boston in 1944, but
otherwise he found a welcome reception in his new country.
⋆ He became a U.S. citizen in 1945 after settling in Los
Angeles, and went on to enjoy more successes with such
operas as The Rake's Progress (1951), a full-length opera,
alludes heavily to the Baroque and Classical Styles of Bach
and Mozart and Agon (1957).
Move to United States and Death
After a period of decline in his health,
Stravinsky died at his Manhattan apartment
on April 6, 1971. While not shocking, his
death saddened those who recalled his
immense gifts and influence in his field. Said
New York Philharmonic musical director
Pierre Boulez:
 “
Something radically new, even foreign to
Western tradition, had to be found for music
to survive, and to enter our contemporary
era. The glory of Stravinsky was to have
belonged to this extremely gifted generation
and to be one of the most creative of them
all.”
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