If you are interested in stravinsky, and you should be, this is a great resource to have on your shelf and refer to as you investigate his works and life. Introduction to the composer igor stravinsky short. This book is a hefty chunk of reading, but the prose almost flies and the matter. Vera stravinski, widow of composer, dead at 93 the. Check your knowledge of the personal life and professional works of composer igor stravinsky with this interactive quiz. The first volume of a twovolume biography, stravinsky. In his 1949 book philosophy of modern music, theodor w. Igor stravinsky has 120 books on goodreads with 4318 ratings. Pages with links to aerbook nonpublic domain people people composers people from the early 20th century era russian people french. Another 1982 book, igor and vera stravinsky a photograph album, 192171, ed by mr. Stravinsky estate fight resolved the new york times.
Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. Leonard bernsteins rare short film tribute to stravinsky duration. Books by igor stravinsky author of poetics of music in. Igor fyodorovich stravinsky comse was a russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Igor stravinsky s most popular book is poetics of music in the form of six lessons. The real extent of the tumult is open to debate and the reports may be. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed, without any regard to law, or royalties paid to the composers who created these. What made stravinskys music so intriguing and thrilling and remain so today. List of books and articles about igor stravinsky online.
Yet, so few of the children had any real idea of what to do once they left the nest. What inspired his works, and what role did both the past and present play in. In the second edition of the definitive account of igor stravinskys life and work, arranged in two separate sections, eric walter white revised the whole book. Composer stravinsky crossword clue answer crossword heaven. A funeral cortege carries composer igor stravinskys casket by gondola to the san michele cemetery in venice, italy, on april 15, 1971. Franz liszt wrote a piano work about the venetian funeral. He traces the composers early russian years, laying bare the. Musiclovers can follow stravinskys musical journey in stravinsky. Whatever you think of boulez as a conductor or composer, what you are getting here are top class recordings from someone who forms a bridge back to the time that stravinsky, though already an establishment figure, was still a source of debate and controversy amongst members of the creative melting pots in the western world. An autobiography chronicles the first halfcentury of stravinsky s life, all the while offering his opinions and abhorrences. While many hundred thousands of pages have been written about stravinsky, in this book.
The real books master index eight volumes composer ablution tristano, lenny real book, vol. The real books are the bestselling jazz books of all time. Considered by many the greatest and most versatile composer of the 20th cent. This book reveals stravinskys two sidesthe public persona, preoccupied with his own image.
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