Research Paper On Igor Stravinsky

Biography: Igor Stravinsky Learning Igor Stravinsky’s life was very inspiring in many ways. One of the most inspiring trait of Igor Stravinsky was his drive to become a composer. He had the mindset of becoming a composer although every aspect in his life went towards a different path. This composer had contributed new insights to classical music in his time. His work was highly praised by the people in the industry that it was influential to every aspiring music composers. He introduced many methods in composing classical music. Some of Stravinsky’s contributions were The Rite of Spring and Pulcinella. They were featured in whole series of operas, ballet and major choral that high number of audiences have seen. In his autobiography, he said
In his autobiography, he said that “I never came across anyone who had a real attraction for me(Gardner, 203). Stravinsky was born in Russia in 1882. He was the third son of four brothers. He was close to his brother, Gury, who supported his dreams to become a composer. Unfortunately, his brother died in World War I. This led to despair in Stravinsky’s life because his brother was his only hope to become a composer. Stravinsky’s father who was a lawyer, pushed him to become a lawyer instead of pursuing what he really wants. But his love and passion for music was undeniable that at some point, he quit pursuing to be a lawyer. When his father died in 1902, he decided to fully pursue his dream of becoming a great
In his mid-career, Stravinsky encountered a religious conversion which made a distinguishable impact on his work. In the article written Richard by Taruskin and Eric Walter White, they mentioned that “A religious strain can be detected in such major works as the operatic oratorio Oedipus Rex (1927), which uses a libretto in Latin, and the cantata Symphony of Psalms (1930), an overtly sacred work that is based on biblical texts. Religious feeling is also evident in the ballets Apollon musagète (1928) and in Persephone(1934)”. Regardless of the great effect of religion his work, Stravinsky proved that he was one of the best because he was able to complement his new influence to the Russian element to his work which was proven by his some of his works which are The Fairy’s Kiss (1928) and the Symphony of