Igor Stravinsky (b. 1882)

UNLIKE many notable careers, that of Igor Stravinsky did not begin with the doubtful fame that attaches to the prodigy. As with many a great master, however, his genius was first revealed in a talent for improvisation at the piano. When he was nine he had begun piano lessons, and had found his head...

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Published inMasterworks of the Orchestral Repertoire p. 578
Main Author DONALD N. FERGUSON
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Minnesota Press 25.03.1968
EditionNED - New edition
Subjects
Anthropology
Applied anthropology
Art music
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Ballet
Ballet music
Behavioral sciences
Classical dance
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Cultural anthropology
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Music composition
Music theory
Musical performance
Musical rhythm
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Musicians
Mythological creatures
Occupations
Ogres
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Western art music
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Summary:UNLIKE many notable careers, that of Igor Stravinsky did not begin with the doubtful fame that attaches to the prodigy. As with many a great master, however, his genius was first revealed in a talent for improvisation at the piano. When he was nine he had begun piano lessons, and had found his head full of tunes that were not in the books his teacher assigned for study. His family was musical, his father being the leading basso at the Imperial Opera, and his uncle a fervid amateur. Yet the evidence of his genius was so far unobserved by his
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