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Stravinsky Diversity Of Musical Characteristics Of Study

Posted on:2012-01-31Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L ZhaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205330335482179Subject:Music
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Igor Stravinsky is one of the most distinguished composers of the twentieth century in the history of music.Rich musical genres (involving works for stage besides vocal instrumental music classes), colorful music themes (fairy tales, religion, war), widely experimented musical languages (the features of Russian folk music, features of jazz, Neoclassicism archaize characteristics, characteristics of impressionism, serialism features of exotic music) made his works full of diversities. It is his showing of different musical styles that makes him stand out and thus becomes the center of people's attention.The twentieth century itself is changeable as well as colorful. Despite the fact that it has witnessed two world wars and an economic crisis, it is a time when talented people are coming forth in large numbers in the area of philosophy, literature, painting, music and so on. As for music, its richness is fully shown in the great number of musicians Debussy,Stravinsky,Schoenberg,Webern,Bartok,Gershwin,Copland etc. and the wide variety of musical styles of a musician. One of such musicians is Stravinsky, who made a perfect combination of the trend of society and personal factors, making his works full of diversities. As Stravinsky is a composer who has made use of a wide range of musical forms, this article will only give a detailed elaboration of some of his works centered on the characteristics of his composing. It aims to make a thorough research on the variety of Stravinsky's works by giving analysis on some of his works.
Keywords/Search Tags:Russian folk music, Neo-classicism music, Twelve-note music, other types of music
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