Stravinsky

[struh-vin-skee, struh-vyeen-skyee]

noun

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

Stravinsky

/ 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)

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

Monday Evening Concerts had been a true L.A. event drawing local musical celebrities including Igor Stravinsky and showing off L.A.’s exceptional musicians.

From Los Angeles Times

Stravinsky composed his Symphony in Three Movements, written during and reflecting World War II, while he lived in West Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times

The two most influential classical composers of the first half of the 20th century, Stravinsky and Schoenberg, lived here.

From Los Angeles Times

That program began with a small octet by Stravinsky and Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.

From Los Angeles Times