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Igor Stravinsky

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born

June 17, 1882 in Russian Federation

died

April 06, 1971

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Biographies & Memoirs

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Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor.
He is widely acknowledged as one of the most important and influential composers of 20th century music.

He was a quintessentially cosmopolitan Russian who was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the century. He became a naturalized US citizen in 1946. In addition to the recognition he received for his compositions, he also achieved fame as a pianist and a conductor, often at the premieres of his works.

He also published a number of books throughout his career, almost always with the aid of a collaborator, sometimes uncredited. In his 1936 autobiography, Chronicles of My Life, written with the help of Walter Nouvel, Stravinsky included hi...more

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Books by Igor Stravinsky

Average rating: 4.10 · 320 ratings · 35 reviews · 63 distinct works

	Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons by Igor Stravinsky, George Seferis 3.97 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1942 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Rite of Spring in Full Score by Igor Stravinsky, Music Scores 4.88 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions	My rating:
	An Autobiography 3.73 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1966 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Firebird in Full Score (Original 1910 Version) by Igor Stravinsky, Music Scores 4.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1992 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Petrushka in Full Score: Original Version by Igor Stravinsky, Music Scores 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1911 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Conversations with Igor Stravinsky 3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1959 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Memories and Commentaries by Igor Stravinsky, Robert Craft 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Symphonies of Wind Instruments: The Masterworks Library 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Petrushka; And, the Rite of Spring: For Piano Four Hands or Two Pianos 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1990	My rating:
	Stravinsky, Selected Correspondence 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	My rating:

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Quotes by Igor Stravinsky

“I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.”
― Igor Stravinsky

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“To continue in one path is to go backward.”
― Igor Stravinsky

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“In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more potent than love?”
― Igor Stravinsky