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- Birth nameIgor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Igor Stravinsky's father was a singer at the opera, and thus Stravinsky became a student of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov after a short stint as a law student. Very much influenced by Russian composers, only his sponsor Sergei Diaghilev in Paris was able to convince him to try new styles of ballet, e.g. "Le sacre du printemps". Stravinsky was very flexible in his style and also composed jazz music as well as church music. During his lifetime Stravinsky put influence into all new styles of music, e.g. 12 tone, E music and others.
- IMDb mini biography by: Volker Boehm
- SpousesVera Stravinsky(March 9, 1940 - April 6, 1971) (his death)Katerina (Catherine) Gavrlovna Nossenko(January 23, 1906 - 1939) (her death, 4 children)
- He is considered by many to the greatest composer of the 20th Century, largely on the strength of his ballet "The Rite of Spring". Stravinsky was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star, awarded for his work on radio, is located at 6340 Hollywood Blvd. He is the only classical composer to be so honored.
- Is generally regarded as the father of "modern" classical music; a riot ensued at the 1913 premiere of his ballet Le Sacre du Primtemps.
- Recorded a number of his works with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra in the 1960s, all of which he conducted.
- Settled in the United States in 1939 after having become a French citizen in 1934. Became a U. S. citizen in 1946.
- Was very much opposed to 12-tone writing, or serialism, early in his career, then turned to that style of composition in the 1950s.
- I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.
- Why is it that whenever I hear a piece of music I don't like, it's always by Villa-Lobos?
- My music is best understood by children and animals.
- To listen is an effort and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.
- The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music. They should be taught to love it instead.
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