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Stravinsky
Country Russia/France/USA
Birth Jun 17, 1882 in Orianenbaum, Russia
Death Apr 6, 1971 in New York, NY
Period Modern
Composition All Works (281)
Types Vocal Music (73)
Keyboard Music (55)
Chamber Music (40)
Choral Music (30)
Orchestral Music (25)
Ballet Music (16)
Band Music (8)
Concerto (7)
Opera (6)
Symphony (5)
Music Theater (3)

Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) was one of music's truly epochal innovat-
ors; no other composer of the twentieth century exerted such a per-
vasive influence or dominated his art in the way that Stravinsky occu-
pied the center of the musical universe for five decades. Aside from
purely technical considerations such as rhythm and harmony, the
most important hallmark of Stravinsky's style is, indeed, its changing
face. Emerging from the spirit of late Russian nationalism and ending
his career with a thorny, individual language steeped in twelve-tone
principles, Stravinsky assumed a number of aesthetic guises
throughout the course of his development while always retaining a
distinctive, essential identity. Stravinsky's triad of early ballets--The
Firebird (1909 - 10), Petrushka (1910 - 11), and most importantly, The
Rite of Spring (1911 - 13)--did more to establish his reputation and to
fix his name in the pantheon of musical luminaries than any of his oth-
er works. The Rite of Spring aptly displays the elements which have
come to be most strongly associated with Stravinsky's music: a force-
ful, even savage, unpredictable employment of rhythmic patterns, an
effectively idiosyncratic sense of instrumental color and chord spacing, and a highly personal
melodic sense based on the propagation of small cells. Stravinsky's jazz-inflected essays of the
1910s and 1920s--notably, Ragtime (1918) and The Soldier's Tale (1918)--gave way to one of the
composer's most influential aesthetic turns. The neoclassical tautness of works as diverse as
the ballet Pulcinella (1919 - 20), the Symphony of Psalms (1930) and, decades later, the opera The
Rake's Progress (1948 - 51) made a widespread impact and had an especial influence upon the
fledgling school of American composers that looked to Stravinsky as its primary model. By the
1950s, Stravinsky had begun to develop an interest in the techniques of serialism, from which he
had long and assiduously distanced himself. Characteristically, though, he made novel use of
such principles in his own music, producing works in a highly original vein: Movements (1958 -
59) for piano and orchestra, Variations: Aldous Huxley in Memoriam (1963), and the Requiem
Canticles (1965 - 66) are among the most striking. -- All Music Guide

Chamber
 Ballad, for violin & piano (from The Fairy's Kiss, transcibed
1947 Violin with Keyboard
by Stravinsky & Jeanne Gautier)
Berceuse, for violin & piano (after L'Oiseau de Feu, tran- Single String Instrument with Key-
1933
scribed by Stravinsky & Dushkin) board/Continuo
Berceuse, for violin & piano (after L'Oiseau de Feu, tran-
1929 Violin with Keyboard
scribed by Stravinsky)
Canzonetta, transcription for winds, harp & double bass
1963 Chamber Music
(after Sibelius, Op. 42a)
1937 Chanson Russes (Parasha's Aria), for cello & piano Cello Solo
Trio for Keyboard and Two String
1937 Chanson Russes (Parasha's Aria), for violin & piano
Instruments
Chants du Rossignol et Marche Chinoise, for violin & piano
1932 Violin with Keyboard
(transcribed with Samuel Dushkin)
1943 Circus Polka, arranged for violin & piano by Sol Babitz Violin with Keyboard
Mixed Chamber Ensemble of Ten or
1952 Concertino, for 12 instruments
More Players
1920 Concertino, for string quartet Quartet for Four String Instruments
Concerto in D, for string orchestra in D Major, "Basel Con- Chamber Music for More than Nine
1946
certo" String Instruments
Divertimento, transcription for violin & piano by Stravinsky
1932 Violin with Keyboard
& Samuel Dushkin (after The Fairy's Kiss)
1959 Double Canon, for string quartet, "Raoul Dufy in Memoriam" Quartet for Four String Instruments
1932 Duo Concertante, for violin & piano Violin with Keyboard
1944 Elegy, for viola (or violin) solo Viola Solo
Epitaphium für das Grabmal des Prinzen Max Egon zu Für- Trio for Mixed Instruments without
1959
stenberg, for flute, clarinet & harp Keyboard
1964 Fanfare for a New Theater, for 2 trumpets Duo for Two Brass Instruments
1953 Fanfare, for 3 trumpets (intended for the opening of Agon) Trio for Three Brass Instruments
L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 Septet for Mixed Instruments
1920
instruments without Keyboard
1918 L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), suite transcribed for
Chamber Music
-1919 violin, clarinet & piano
1918 Lied onhe Namen, duet for 2 bassoons Duo for Two Woodwind Instruments
 Lullaby, transcribed for treble & descant recorders (after The
1960 Duo for Two Woodwind Instruments
Rake's Progress: Anne's Lullaby)
1919 01 La Marseillaise, transcription for violin solo (after Rouget de
Violin Solo
01 Lisle)
Octet for Mixed Instruments without
1923 Octet, for wind instruments
Keyboard
Pastorale, song without words for violin & piano (tran-
1933 Violin with Keyboard
scribed with Samuel Dushkin)
Mixed Chamber Ensemble without
1933 Pastorale, song without words for violin & woodwind quartet
Keyboard
1919 Pieces (3), for solo clarinet Clarinet Solo/Sonata
1914 Pieces (3), for string quartet Quartet for Four String Instruments
1917 Pour Pablo Picasso, for clarinet Clarinet Solo/Sonata
Prélude et Ronde des Princesses, transcription for violin &
1929 Violin with Keyboard
piano (after L'Oiseau de feu)
Russian Dance, transcription for violin & piano (after Pet-
1932 Violin with Keyboard
rushka, with Samuel Dushkin)
Scherzo, transcribed for violin & piano (after L'oiseau de feu,
1933 Violin with Keyboard
with Samuel Dushkin)
Septet, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano, violin, viola, & Mixed Chamber Ensemble with Key-
1953
cello board
Suite Italienne, for cello & piano (after Pulcinella, transcribed
1932 Cello with Keyboard
with Gregor Piatigorsky)
Suite Italienne, for violin & piano (after Pulcinella, tran-
1933 Violin with Keyboard
scribed with Samuel Dushkin)
Suite d'après thèmes, fragments et pièces de Giambattista
1925 Violin with Keyboard
Pergolesi, for violin & piano
Mixed Chamber Ensemble of Ten or
1953 Tango, for chamber orchestra
More Players
Variation d'Apollon, for violin & piano, transcribed by Josef
1958 Violin with Keyboard
Szigeti (after Apollon Musagete)
1914
Work(s), Chamber Chamber Music
-1964
1919
Work(s), Violin Violin with Keyboard
-1958

Keyboard
1957 Agon, ballet for twelve dancers & 2 pianos (reduction) Music for Two Keyboards
1908 Allegro brillante, for piano (Four Etudes No. 2), Op. 7/2 Allegro for Keyboard
Character/Single-Movement/Miscel-
1908 Andantino, for piano (Four Etudes No. 3), Op. 7/3
laneous Work for Keyboard
Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes transcribed for
1928 Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
piano, 4-hands
Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), ballet in four
1950 Transcription for Keyboard
scenes transcribed for piano
1930 Capriccio, transcribed for piano, 4 hands Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
Chant du Rossignol (Song of the Nightingale), sym-
1927 Transcription for Keyboard
phonic poem for piano (reduction)
Les Cinq doigts (The Five Fingers; 8), very easy pieces
1921 Suite/Partita for Keyboard
on five notes for piano
Circus Polka, arranged for piano, 4-hands by Victor
1943 Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
Babin
1942 Circus Polka, for piano ("for a young elephant") Polka for Keyboard
 Character/Single-Movement/Miscel-
1908 Con moto, for piano (Four Etudes No. 1), Op. 7/1
laneous Work for Keyboard
Concertino, for piano, 4-hands (reduction of string
1920 Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
quartet version)
1935 Concerto, for 2 solo pianos Music for Two Keyboards
Concerto, for piano & wind instruments, transcribed
1924 Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
by Stravinsky & Albert Spalding for piano, 4-hands
Concerto, for piano, 4-hands in E-flat Major, "Dumbar-
1938 Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
ton Oaks" (reduction)
1944 Danses concertantes, transcribed for piano Transcription for Keyboard
1914
Easy Pieces (3) for piano, 4-hands Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
-1915
1917 Easy Pieces (5) for piano, 4-hands Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
1908 Etudes (4), for piano, Op. 7 Etude for Keyboard
Fragment des Symphonies pour instruments à vent à Chorale Prelude or Chorale Treatment for
1920
mémoire de Claude Achille Debussy, for piano Keyboard
L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), for piano (re-
1920 Transcription for Keyboard
duction)
Jeu de cartes (Card Game), ballet in "three deals" for
1937 Transcription for Keyboard
piano (reduction)
1914 March à Alfredo Casella, for piano, 4-hands (3 Easy
Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
-1915 Pieces No. 1)
1960 Movements (5), for 2 pianos (reduction) Music for Two Keyboards
1904 The Mushrooms Going to War, song for voice & piano Adagio for Keyboard
Octet, for wind instruments (transcribed for piano by
1926 Music for Keyboard
Arthur Lourié)
L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for pi-
1910 Transcription for Keyboard
ano (reduction)
Orpheus, ballet in 3 scenes transcribed for piano by
1948 Transcription for Keyboard
Leopold Spinner
Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for piano, 4-
1912 Transcription for Keyboard
hands (1912 & 1948 reductions)
1921 Petrushka, movements (3) for piano Suite/Partita for Keyboard
Petrushka, movements (3) transcribed for piano, 4-
1924 Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
hands by Victor Babin
1919 Piano-Rag-Music, for piano Rag for Keyboard
Pieces (3), transcribed for piano, 4-hands (from Pieces
1914 Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
for string quartet)
1914 Polka à Serge Diaghilev, for piano 4-hands (3 Easy
Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
-1915 Pieces No. 3)
Prologue from Boris Godunov, transcription for piano
1918 Transcription for Keyboard
(after Mussorgsky)
Ragtime, transcription for piano (after 11 instrument
1920 Rag for Keyboard
version)
Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2
1912 Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
parts for piano, 4 hands
Scènes de ballet, transcription for piano, 4-hands by
1944 Transcription for Keyboard
Ingolf Dahl
1955 Scherzo à la Russe, for piano, 4-hands Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
1902 Scherzo, for piano Scherzo for Keyboard
1953 Septet, reduction for 2 pianos Music for Two Keyboards
1925 Serenade in A, for piano in A major Serenade for Keyboard
1971 Sketches (2) for a Sonata, for piano Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard
1944 Sonata, for 2 pianos Music for Two Keyboards
1904 Sonata in F-sharp Minor, for piano Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard
20th/21st Century Sonata/Sonatina for
1924 Sonata, for piano
Keyboard
1915 Souvenir d'une marche Boche, for piano March for Keyboard
Symphonies of Wind Instruments, for piano (tran-
1921 Transcription for Keyboard
scribed by Arthur Lourié)
1940 Tango, for piano Tango for Keyboard
1914 Valse des fleurs, for 2 pianos Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
1916
Valse pour les enfants, for piano Music for Keyboard
-1917
1908 Vivo, for piano (Four Etudes No. 4), Op. 7/4 Music for Keyboard
1914 Waltz à Erik Satie, for piano, 4-hands (f3 Easy Pieces
Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
-1915 No. 2)
1898
Work(s), Piano Music for Keyboard
-1971
1912
Work(s), Piano, 4-hands Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard
-1957

Band music
Concert/Brass/Marching Band
1942 Circus Polka, for band ("for a young elephant")
Music
Danse Sacrale, transcribed for jazz band (from Le Sacre du
1943 Band Music
Printemps)
Marche funèbre en mémoire de N. Rimsky-Korsakov, for
1908 Band Music
winds, Op. 5
1936
Præludium, for jazz band Band Music
-1953
1944 Scherzo à la Russe, for jazz band Band Music
1917 Song of the Volga Boatmen, for winds & percussion Band Music
Symphonies of Wind Instruments, for 24 wind instruments
1920 Band Music
(1920 version)
Symphonies of Wind Instruments, for 23 wind instruments
1947 Band Music
(1947 version)

Orquestral Music
Bluebird Pas-de-deux, transcription for chamber or-
1941 Music for Chamber Orchestra
chestra (after Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty)
1965 Canon on a Russian popular tune, for orchestra 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music
Chant du rossignol (The Song of the Nightingale), 20th/21st Century Tone Poem/Symphonic
1917
symphonic poem for orchestra Poem
1944 Circus Polka, for orchestra ("for a young elephant") Polka for Orchestra
1942 Danses concertantes, for chamber orchestra Music for Chamber Orchestra
Divertimento, symphonic suite for orchestra from the
1934 Suite for Orchestra
ballet The Fairy's Kiss
1914
Etudes (4), for orchestra Suite for Orchestra
-1929
20th/21st Century Tone Poem/Symphonic
1908 Fireworks (Feu D'artifice), fantasy for orchestra, Op. 4
Poem
Dance/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous
1955 Greeting Prelude, for orchestra
Work for Orchestra
1962 Instrumental Miniatures (8), for 15 players Music for Chamber Orchestra
1915 03 March à Alfredo Casella, transcribed for 12 Music for Chamber Orchestra
25 instruments
Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD annum, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Work with
1960
for orchestra Descriptive Title
1942 Norwegian Moods (4), for orchestra Suite for Orchestra
1943 Ode, elegiacal chant for orchestra 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music
L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orches-
1945 Suite for Orchestra
tra
L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for or-
1919 Suite for Orchestra
chestra No. 2
L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for or-
1911 Suite for Orchestra
chestra No. 1
1922 Pulcinella, suite for orchestra Suite for Orchestra
1918 Ragtime, for 11 instruments Music for Chamber Orchestra
1945 Scherzo à la Russe, for orchestra Scherzo for Orchestra
1908 Scherzo fantastique, for orchestra Op. 3 Scherzo for Orchestra
1925 Suite No. 1, for chamber orchestra Suite for Orchestra
1921 Suite No. 2, for chamber orchestra Suite for Orchestra
Dance/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous
1898 Tarantella, for piano
Work for Orchestra
1964 Variations: Aldous Huxley in Memoriam, for orchestra 20th/21st Century Variations

Simphony
1940 Symphony in C, for orchestra in C Major 20th/21st Century Symphony
1907 Symphony in E-Flat, for orchestra in E-flat Major, Op. 1 20th/21st Century Symphony
1945 Symphony in Three Movements, for orchestra 20th/21st Century Symphony
1930 Symphony of Psalms, for chorus & orchestra 20th/21st Century Symphony
1907 -1945 Work(s), Symphonies 20th/21st Century Symphony

Concerto
1929 Capriccio, for piano & orchestra Piano Concerto
1938 Concerto, for chamber orchestra in E-flat Major, "Dumbarton Oaks" Concerto for Orchestra
1924 Concerto, for piano & wind instruments Piano Concerto
1945 Ebony Concerto, for clarinet & jazz band Clarinet Concerto
1959 Movements (5), for piano & orchestra Piano Concerto
1931 Violin Concerto in D, for violin & orchestra in D Major Violin Concerto
1924 -1959 Work(s), Concerto Concerto