Igor Stravinsky

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/igor-stravinsky

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Igor Stravinsky born?June 17, 1882
2. When did Igor Stravinsky die?April 6, 1971 (age 88)
3. Where was Igor Stravinsky born?Saint Petersburg, Russia
4. What nationality was Igor Stravinsky?Russian, French (from 1934), and American (from 1945)
5. What is Igor Stravinsky known for?He was a composer who made music that sounded like wild parties and spooky forests, and he changed modern music.
6. Why did the premiere of The Rite of Spring cause a riot?The music had jarring dissonances, complex rhythms, and primal energy that shocked listeners.

Modernist music: A broad movement in classical music characterized by experimentation and a departure from traditional forms and styles.
Neoclassical period: A 20th-century style that drew inspiration from the forms and aesthetics of the Baroque and Classical eras.
Serialism: A compositional technique that uses a predetermined series of notes, rhythms, or other musical elements as the basis for a piece.