Stravinsky (RUS) (aug 1, 1882 – dec 1, 1971)

Description:

• Original choral compositions

o 1907-1919 Russian period – early part of the twentieth century; folk-
based or Church Slavonic texts

§ Four Russian Peasant Songs
o 1920-1954 Neo-Classical – works based on traditional formal
structures, with frequent scoring for an orchestral ensemble
consisting mainly of wind instruments and with sparse textures of
pandiatonic harmonies.
§ Symphony of Psalms
§ Mass
o 1954-1968 Serial – the choral works composed in the 1950s combine
melodic and rhythmic serial techniques with other modes of
construction, whereas the works composed in the 1960s are
generally completely twelve-tone.
§ Cantata

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