Stravinsky's D Major Violin Concerto

Author: Sun Jia
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Stravinsky (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was born in Oranienbaum, near St. Petersburg, Russia. He gained fame in 1910 for composing the music for the ballet The Firebird. In 1914, he moved to Switzerland, and in 1940, he relocated to the United States, where he became a U.S. citizen in 1945. His greatest contribution to music was introducing a new musical concept involving constantly changing rhythms, rhythmic imbalance, extraordinary and innovative orchestration, and highly dissonant chords, which had a profound impact on the 20th century.