Igor Stravinsky(1882-1971)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
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.
