Igor Stravinsky

Musical conductors are individuals that help direct a musical performance. They will ensure that the band is in the right tempo and that each section of the ensemble enters the performance at the correct time. The conductors may use hand gestures or a baton in order to guide the band. Many people believe that musical conductors are beneficial and help improve a band’s performance. However, Russian composer Igor Stravinsky disapproves of the usage of musical conductors as he believes that they are useless. Through comparisons and sarcastic language, Stravinsky criticizes the egotistical personalities and deceitful nature of musical conductors.

In the passage by Igor Stravinsky, he uses not only comparison and contrast, but also language to convey his point of view about the conductors of the time and their extreme egotism. Stravinsky believes that conductors exploit the music for their own personal gain, so rather, he looks on them in a negative light.

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is the author of six symphonies and the finest and most popular operas in the Russian repertory. Tchaikovsky was also one of the founders of the school of Russian music. He was a brilliant composer with a creative imagination that helped his career throughout many years. He was completely attached to his art. His life and art were inseparably woven together. "I literally cannot live without working," Tchaikovsky once wrote, "for as soon as one piece of work is finished and one would wish to relax, I desire to tackle some new work without delay." The purpose of this paper is to give you a background concerning Tchaikovsky's biography, as well as to discuss his various works of

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born April 25, 1840, in Votkinsk, Russia. Tchaikovsky was the second of six born children. He started composing when he was four years old. When he was in his teens his mother died. It was at this point that his dad realized that his son had a talent in music. So he sent him off to St. Petersburg Conservatory. After graduating from there he moved to Moscow to teach music theory at the Russian Musical Society. He did not really like teaching, however, he developed a relationship with Nikolay Rubinstein and this is where he started composing symphonies. In his mid-years of his life, he traveled Europe showing off all his beautiful pieces of music. He even traveled to the U.S. to attend the opening of Carnegie Hall. He ended his life living near Moscow and composed music until the day he died. He is the most popular Russian composer of

Nijinsky entered into a relationship that set him up to many failures in his life and career. He and Romola went to Buenos Aires. His marriage causing him a cascade of many traumatic experiences, such as his split from Diaghilev and his failed performances. Dancer followed his wife's and they tried to open an independent ballet company in London, but their project collapsed due to the lack of leadership and administrative knowledges. Nijinsky's wife tried to follow the plan to have her own ballet show with her husband. But it caused him even more failures and further exacerbated his trauma and illness. They had two daughters Kyra and Tamara. Nijinsky and Romola tried again to create their own troupe, but failed to attract enough talent and

Igor Stravinsky was third of a family of four boys. He grew up hearing his father practicing his opera and attending local ballets. He also started taking piano lessons when he was 9 years old and continued on with musical notation and composition instruction. All throughout his early life he studied music. However, although he had been brought

Dmitri Shostakovich was born in 1906 and showed an aptitude for music at a young age. In 1919, he enrolled in the Petrograd Conservatory where his abilities mesmerized the head of the institution, Alexander Glazunov. Shostakovich was never politically naïve; he imitated his parent’s ideals who initially

His homosexuality was a source of much contention in his life. Writings to his brother, Modeste Tchaikovsky in 1876 reveal his decision to get married as it would mitigate the social effects of his homosexuality. He states, “I am now going through a very critical period of my life. I will go into more detail later, but

Stravinsky's family was very artistic as his mother was a pianist and his father was an opera singer. Stravinsky often went to his father’s rehearsals. This is why he focused on music and took piano lessons at a young age. Although his parents saw his talents, they didn’t like the thought of him becoming a musician. Thus, they persuaded him to become lawyer and Stravinski agreed, however, after his father's death, he focused on music more. His work, “The Firebird” was composed after Sergei Diaghilev told Stravinsky to compose a ballet piece. The piece, “The Firebird” used dissonants and so did some of this other works such as The Rite of Spring. Some of his other famous pieces are Petrushka. Stravinsky's first wife,Catherine died in 1939 and so Stravinski moved to the United States to marry Vera de Bosset, a painter. He later couldn’t adjust to New York and moved to Los Angeles. After his move, he became hollywood famous and composed a lot of new songs. In 1969, Stravinsky moved once again to the New York, However, his health deteriorated and died on April 6, 1971 from a heart

He enjoyed compositions and appreciated the piano, but never was able to fully commit his time to the musicians life. In fact, Tchaikovsky was on the track to become a lawyer. It wasn’t until he heard a piece of Mozart's music that he was inspired to devote his life to this art. At this time in his life, Tchaikovsky mother, whom he loved dearly, had passed away. This left him temperamental and often lost in melancholy. To add to his troubles, Tchaikovsky suffered from epilepsy, migraines, insomnia, and attacks of depression. But it was because of these torments that Tchaikovsky threw himself into music, creating pieces that reflected his introspect. When overwhelmed, he would escape into music, composing vigorously some of his more cheerful and lighthearted pieces. Ironic that a man as heavy-hearted as Tchaikovsky could create the smooth and relaxing compositions he

He remained a clerk for three years. He hated his job but he worked feverishly at it for he worked hard at every task he was given. He continued to be drawn into the music world and he took piano and theory lessons. Finally, in 1862, he quit his job and devoted the rest of his life to music which he began by entering the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He graduated with a silver medal in 1865. After graduation he was unsure of what to do until 1866 when Nicholas Rubenstein offered him the job of professor of harmony at the newly formed Moscow Conservatory. It was here that he wrote his first serious works which included AA Festival Overture on the Danish National Hymn,@ his First Symphony in G AWinter Daydreams,@ and his first opera AThe Voyevode.@ Showing his desire for perfection he tore up the opera because he was dissatisfied with it and it wasn=t until 1949 that it was revived.5

The music of Stravinsky has always been “ahead of time” in the way of using new and different ways of presenting music. His early ballets such as Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring being a great example of his modernism and will to compose music which is both innovative and shocking. For this essay I have chosen to write about The Firebird (1910) and The Rite of Spring (1913). Firebird was Stravinsky’s first Ballet and his first composition that reached many people because of its modernism and exoticism. The Rite of Spring is still renowned for its portrayal of primitivism, a concept that was accentuated by the riot that happened at its premiere.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, the Viatka District in Russia on May 7, 1840 to a Russian miner and a mother of French origin. During his early life, Tchaikovsky did receive some musical training from a French governess in the form of piano lessons, but the training did not continue. As a young child, Tchaikovsky's family moved to St. Petersburg because

Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most famous Russian composers.   He was born in Votkinsk on May 7, 1840 into a middle class family.   His family greatly supported his musical interests. They gave him piano lessons and provided him with the instruction of music theory. Their move to St. Petersburg proved to be a significant milestone is Tchaikovsky’s life. It had set the course for Tchaikovsky's progress and success in the musical world.

Peter Tchaikovsky was born May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia. His family was in the upper middle class. He was the second eldest of six children. His father, Ilya, was a mine inspector and metal works manager. At age four he made his first recorded attempt at composition, a song written with his