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Russian Period
Neoclassical Period
Serial Period
Life
Potent Potables
100
Feu d'artifice
What is the piece that Stravinsky wrote that essentially started his Russian Period?
100
These are the two eras that neoclassicism draws from.
What are Baroque and Classical. -Along with adopting many genres of music (concerto, symphony, etc), composers like Stravinsky used the formal structures (sonata, aria, theme-and-variation) as well.
100
Arnold Schoenberg.
Who is the developer of the twelve tone technique?
100
St. Petersburg Russia, an opera singer
Where was Stravinsky born, and what was his father's profession?
100
Law and philosophy
What did Stravinsky study at St. Petersburg University?
200
The Firebid, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring.
What are Stravinsky's most prominent ballets from his Russian Period.
200
This ballet composed in 1920 marked the beginning of Stravinsky’s neoclassical period.
What is the Pulcinella? -Stravinsky kept some chamber sonatas from the Classical era, but modernized them. He primarily added ostinatos and made the phrase-length irregular.
200
Dodecaphony
What is the twelve tone technique?
200
Katerina Nossenko
Who was Igor Stravinsky's wife?
200
88
What is the age of Stravinsky at his death?
300
Extremely Large Orchestra, Russian Themes and Motifs, Polytonality, and Dissonance.
What are style characteristics of Stravinsky's works during this period.
300
The ‘Symphony in three Movements’ was influenced by this event.
What is World War II -Stravinsky said the piece was composed between 1942-1945 as a response to the war in the eurpean and pacific theaters. The first movement relates to Japan’s invasion of China while the third movement is about “German soldiers goosestepping” and the final allied victory.
300
Agon
What was Stravinsky’s first work to incorporate the twelve tone technique?
300
World War I
What major historical event initially kept Igor from returning to Russia?
300
"An inventor of music"
What is Stravinsky's nickname?
400
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Who is the the composer who trained Stravinsky?
400
Stravinsky composed this symphony in four different places.
What is the ‘Symphony in C’ -Written 1938-1940 in France, Switzerland, Massachusetts and California. The symphony is in a traditional, four-movement structure, but seems split in half. The first two (composed in europe) are more traditionally Classical in rhythm and harmony while the final two have modulated rhythms and are more chromatic.
400
Robert Craft
What is the conductor that had a large influence on Stravinsky’s adoption of the twelve tone musical technique?
400
Vera de Bosset
Who did Igor remarry?
400
Film Scores
What did Stravinsky write when he first moved to Los Angeles?
500
Rioting
What is the response of the audience at the premiere of "The Rite of Spring"
500
Stravinsky’s neoclassical work features stories from this.
What is Greek mythology. -Stravinsky used Greek mythology as the basis and inspiration for several operas and symphonies during his neoclassical period.
500
This is a term broader than 12 tone technique implying the use of fewer than 12 tones
What is serialism?
500
April 1971, Venice
When did Stravinsky die and where was he buried?
500
Rite of Spring
What work by Stravinsky was included in the Walt Disney film Fantasia?