20th Century
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Born in Oranienbaum, Russia
His father was a bass singer at the Imperial Opera.
He was taught piano but his parents didn’t want him to be a musician. He went to the University of St. Petersburg to study law but he also continued his musical studies.
In 1913 a production of one of his ballets, The Rite of Spring, caused a riot because the music was so different from everything written before. The music from this ballet was later used in the Disney film Fantasia. It was used in the section with the dinosaurs.
In 1939 he came to the United States to deliver some lectures at Harvard University. He liked the United States so much that he decided to live in California and he became an American citizen in 1945.
He wrote: Ballet music
Film music
Chamber music
Operas
Church music
The Firebird
Petrouchka
The Rite of Spring
The Soldier’s Tale
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Born in Oranienbaum, Russia
His father was a bass singer at the Imperial Opera.
He was taught piano but his parents didn’t want him to be a musician. He went to the University of St. Petersburg to study law but he also continued his musical studies.
In 1913 a production of one of his ballets, The Rite of Spring, caused a riot because the music was so different from everything written before. The music from this ballet was later used in the Disney film Fantasia. It was used in the section with the dinosaurs.
In 1939 he came to the United States to deliver some lectures at Harvard University. He liked the United States so much that he decided to live in California and he became an American citizen in 1945.
He wrote: Ballet music
Film music
Chamber music
Operas
Church music
The Firebird
Petrouchka
The Rite of Spring
The Soldier’s Tale
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