The music of Igor Stravinsky continues to influence composers around the world today.
Throughout his life, Stravinsky wrote music that pushed the boundaries of traditional composition. His innovative approach included unusual harmonic combinations and orchestration, which opened up new possibilities in composition. From the premiere of his iconic ballet The Rite of Spring to his later works, Stravinsky challenged audiences and changed the course of modern music.
In this article, we will take a deep dive into the influential music of Igor Stravinsky. We will explore how he transformed classical music, examine some of his most famous works, and look at ways that other composers have been inspired by his work. By the end, you will have a comprehensive understanding of one of the most important figures in classical music history.
Background and Education of Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer born in 1882 and is considered one of...
Throughout his life, Stravinsky wrote music that pushed the boundaries of traditional composition. His innovative approach included unusual harmonic combinations and orchestration, which opened up new possibilities in composition. From the premiere of his iconic ballet The Rite of Spring to his later works, Stravinsky challenged audiences and changed the course of modern music.
In this article, we will take a deep dive into the influential music of Igor Stravinsky. We will explore how he transformed classical music, examine some of his most famous works, and look at ways that other composers have been inspired by his work. By the end, you will have a comprehensive understanding of one of the most important figures in classical music history.
Background and Education of Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer born in 1882 and is considered one of...
- 3/8/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Italian composer Ottorino Respighi (July 9, 1879-April 18, 1936) was a master of colorful orchestration whose evocative symphonic tone poems and suites arranging Baroque material in modern garb have been audience-pleasers since they were first heard.
The son of a piano teacher who gave him lessons on both piano and violin, Respighi excelled on the latter. It was while first violinist in the Russian Imperial Orchestra at St. Peterburg that Respighi was able to study with master orchestrator Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. He may have studied later with composer Max Bruch in Berlin (this is disputed), then returned to Italy, mostly working as first violin in the Mugellini Quintet. He moved to Rome in 1913 to teach and lived there for the rest of his life, which was ended by heart failure at the age of 56.
Luckily for listeners, a high percentage of Respighi's most popular works, in graceful, idiomatic performances, can be found on an...
The son of a piano teacher who gave him lessons on both piano and violin, Respighi excelled on the latter. It was while first violinist in the Russian Imperial Orchestra at St. Peterburg that Respighi was able to study with master orchestrator Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. He may have studied later with composer Max Bruch in Berlin (this is disputed), then returned to Italy, mostly working as first violin in the Mugellini Quintet. He moved to Rome in 1913 to teach and lived there for the rest of his life, which was ended by heart failure at the age of 56.
Luckily for listeners, a high percentage of Respighi's most popular works, in graceful, idiomatic performances, can be found on an...
- 7/9/2014
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Chicago – Audiences cry for many reasons other than sadness. They cry tears of joy, of amusement, of recognition…and of awe. When an artist manages to pull off a groundbreaking technical achievement never before brought to the big screen (or the stage, for that matter), it can elicit a response of overwhelming astonishment. Of course, in the age of digital overkill, such reactions are as rare as original scripts.
Watching Cohen Media Group’s unmissable Blu-ray release of Raoul Walsh’s 1924 masterpiece, “The Thief of Bagdad,” was an experience akin to witnessing the Broadway production of Julie Taymor’s “The Lion King” (which I was lucky enough to catch on a high school trip). The ingenious props and fluid choreography that allowed towering animals to suddenly materialize onstage during the opening “Circle of Life” number caused me to bawl out of sheer exhilaration, and the final, incredible moments of Walsh...
Watching Cohen Media Group’s unmissable Blu-ray release of Raoul Walsh’s 1924 masterpiece, “The Thief of Bagdad,” was an experience akin to witnessing the Broadway production of Julie Taymor’s “The Lion King” (which I was lucky enough to catch on a high school trip). The ingenious props and fluid choreography that allowed towering animals to suddenly materialize onstage during the opening “Circle of Life” number caused me to bawl out of sheer exhilaration, and the final, incredible moments of Walsh...
- 3/1/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The actor came into Guardian HQ to answer readers' questions about Beautiful Creatures, mastering accents, Samuel Beckett and being a struggling actor
Jeremy Irons hardly needs an introduction. Star of films as diverse as Damage, Reversal of Fortune, Danny Champion of the World and Die Hard with a Vengeance, he'll be here tomorrow lunchtime to answer your questions ahead of the release of Beautiful Creatures.
Based on a series of bestselling young-adult novels, Beautiful Creatures is a supernatural romance in which Irons plays Macon Ravenwood, uncle of lead character Lena Duchannes, a young witch struggling with the conflicting demands of possessing both occult powers and a boyfriend.
Whether you'd like to ask about Beautiful Creatures, playing twins in Dead Ringers, taking on Bruce Willis, appearing in the Simpsons, his charity work or voicing one of Disney's most despicable villains, leave your questions in the comment thread below.
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Jeremy Irons hardly needs an introduction. Star of films as diverse as Damage, Reversal of Fortune, Danny Champion of the World and Die Hard with a Vengeance, he'll be here tomorrow lunchtime to answer your questions ahead of the release of Beautiful Creatures.
Based on a series of bestselling young-adult novels, Beautiful Creatures is a supernatural romance in which Irons plays Macon Ravenwood, uncle of lead character Lena Duchannes, a young witch struggling with the conflicting demands of possessing both occult powers and a boyfriend.
Whether you'd like to ask about Beautiful Creatures, playing twins in Dead Ringers, taking on Bruce Willis, appearing in the Simpsons, his charity work or voicing one of Disney's most despicable villains, leave your questions in the comment thread below.
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Here are...
- 1/25/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
This week, a 5-year-old Internet sensation named Tsung Tsung shut down the conspiracy theorists of YouTube with a live performance of the fast-paced Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composition, "Flight Of The Bumblebee" on Ellen.
There were a few big differences between this, Tsung's U.S. television debut, and the viral video from the fall that introduced us to the Hong Kong talent. Tsung was noticeably less smiley than he was when we first fell in love. In fact, he was almost deadly serious, clad in a snazzy white tux instead of his usual pajamas. Luckily all his dramatic moves were still there, including a new closer he whipped out in which he throws his hands up "like a gymnast after a golden Olympic performance."
Check out the video below, which includes a brief, translated interview with Tsung, and let us know what you think of his talents in the comments.
There were a few big differences between this, Tsung's U.S. television debut, and the viral video from the fall that introduced us to the Hong Kong talent. Tsung was noticeably less smiley than he was when we first fell in love. In fact, he was almost deadly serious, clad in a snazzy white tux instead of his usual pajamas. Luckily all his dramatic moves were still there, including a new closer he whipped out in which he throws his hands up "like a gymnast after a golden Olympic performance."
Check out the video below, which includes a brief, translated interview with Tsung, and let us know what you think of his talents in the comments.
- 11/8/2012
- by Mallika Rao
- Aol TV.
Getty
As reported in fellow Journal blog Digits, tech company Smule sent an iPad loaded with its new app, Magic Piano, to Chinese prodigy Lang Lang earlier this month. Smule co-founder Ge Wang didn’t hear from Lang Lang initially. But the musician appears to approve of the app, which lets users easily play music by touching beams of light that stream down from the top of the screen. Earlier this week, Lang Lang pulled out the very same iPad on stage for an encore at a concert with young musicians in San Francisco and played Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee.”
Here’s the clip.
Note: Speakeasy will be live-blogging tonight’s “Idol Gives Back” charity show on Fox. Check back with Speakeasy starting at 8 p.m.
As reported in fellow Journal blog Digits, tech company Smule sent an iPad loaded with its new app, Magic Piano, to Chinese prodigy Lang Lang earlier this month. Smule co-founder Ge Wang didn’t hear from Lang Lang initially. But the musician appears to approve of the app, which lets users easily play music by touching beams of light that stream down from the top of the screen. Earlier this week, Lang Lang pulled out the very same iPad on stage for an encore at a concert with young musicians in San Francisco and played Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee.”
Here’s the clip.
Note: Speakeasy will be live-blogging tonight’s “Idol Gives Back” charity show on Fox. Check back with Speakeasy starting at 8 p.m.
- 4/21/2010
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Kudos to Vci Entertainment for once again making some rare serials available. Their latest DVDs are the Universal serials The Green Hornet (1940) and The Green Hornet Strikes Again (1941). Although the movies were released less than a year apart, the role of Britt Reid—the crusading publisher of the Daily Sentinel and secretly the masked crime fighter, the Green Hornet—was played by different actors. The first starred Gordon Jones, usually seen in comedy roles and who would later play Mike the Cop on the Abbott & Costello TV show. For the second serial, Universal brought in Warren Hull, who was no stranger to costumed heroes, having portrayed Mandrake the Magician in a serial and the pulp favorite character the Spider in another chapterplay; Hull would also star in The Spider Returns that same year. Jones speaks as Reid, but in a clever move, whenever the Hornet puts on his mask, the...
- 8/12/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (Dan Scapperotti)
- Starlog
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