Strings, October 1st, 2007
A Stravinsky ballad sure to win string players' hearts
IGOR STRAVINSKY DEFIES CLASSIFICATION. While most composers can be identified with a certain genre or era of music history (Romantic, Classical, or serialist, for example), Stravinsky bounced around the map both stylistically and geographically for much of his life. He made considerable contributions to the repertoires of Russian music, Neo-Classicism, and serialism, and is considered by many to be the most influential composer of the 20th century to emerge from Russia. Stravinsky wrote for a wide variety of instruments and voices, includ...
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