MUSI 2730 Lecture Notes - Jarilo
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Igor stravinsky (1882 1971: neoclassicist, embodied the most significant impulses of his time, probably the most influential composer of the 20th century, russian, studied at university of st petersburg, left law studies for career in music, studied with rimski korsakov, 1920 settled in france, 1939 visited harvard, at outbreak of wwii decided to stay in us, settled in south carolina, taught at usc, 1945 became american citizen serge diaghilev, legendary impresario of the paris based russian ballet, commissioned stravinsky to write three spectacular ballets, the production of these secured stravinskys position in the forefront of the modern movement. At the end of the ballet carried to sun god yarilo: often performed as a concert piece for orchestra, size of orchestra is monumental with an extraordinary battery of percussion instruments and brass, work stands as one of the landmarks in the 20th century, the role of music in film symphonic literature, to set a mood.
