Stravinsky

American  

[struh-vin-skee, struh-vyeen-skyee] / strəˈvɪn ski, strʌˈvyin skyi /

noun

1. Igor Fëdorovich 1882–1971, U.S. composer, born in Russia.

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Stravinsky British  

/ straˈvinskij /

noun

1. Igor Fyodorovich (ˈiɡərj ˈfjɔdərəvitʃ). 1882–1971, US composer, born in Russia. He created ballet scores, such as The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913), for Diaghilev. These were followed by neoclassical works, including Oedipus Rex (1927) and the Symphony of Psalms (1930). The 1950s saw him reconciled to serial techniques, which he employed in such works as the Canticum Sacrum (1955), the ballet Agon (1957), and Requiem Canticles (1966)

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Example Sentences

There wasn’t the tightness or brightness, for instance, that the players gave Stravinsky and Mahler in Tokyo.

From Los Angeles Times

It began with Adams’ new symphony, “Frenzy,” which was dazzlingly played, and included Stravinsky’s Suite from “The Firebird” along with the “Rite.”

From Los Angeles Times

It might be Stravinsky saying, ‘You never did get it right, did you? But it’s ok, we’ll talk.’

From Los Angeles Times

The Mahler was preceded by a mostly Stravinsky program.

From Los Angeles Times

His big break came in 1965 when the composer Stravinsky asked him to sing his opera Oedipus Rex in Athens.

From BBC