In the 1950s, Stravinsky adopted serial procedures. The works from this period tended to make use of traditional musical forms ( concerto grosso, fugue, and symphony) and drew from earlier styles, especially those of the 18th century. His 'Russian period', which continued with works such as Renard, L'Histoire du soldat, and Les noces, was followed in the 1920s by a period in which he turned to neoclassicism. The Rite of Spring transformed the way in which subsequent composers thought about rhythmic structure and was largely responsible for Stravinsky's enduring reputation as a revolutionary who pushed the boundaries of musical design. Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity.

Diaghilev commissioned Stravinsky to write three ballets throughout the 1910s: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913), the last of which brought him international fame after the near-riot at the premiere. At the premiere of his Scherzo fantastique and Feu d'artifice in February 1909 was Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev, who had just formed the Ballets Russes ballet company. Stravinsky met Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1902 and studied under him until 1908. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in modernist music due to his unique approach to rhythm, orchestration, and tonality. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship.

Stick empires free download