Sergei Diaghilev

the main star of the Imperial Ballet at Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg from 1907 - 1910. He met famous impresario Sergei Diaghilev there and became

When looking at the periods of dance it can be separated into Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Pre-Romantic, Romantic, Russian Classic, and Ballet Russes before we reach the Twentieth Century. After much deliberation on what causes the alteration and growth of ballet over time, there was one constant throughout. Ballet masters from the Renaissance to current times have truly revolutionized the way we perform and understand ballet. Ballet began during what is known as the Italian Renaissance, and

increased focus on technique, formulaic choreography, mime and gesture, and lengthy ballets can be seen in Petipa 's most famous ballets. These famous ballets include The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, and Swan Lake. In the 20th century, Sergei Diaghilev introduced a traveling ballet company called Ballet Russes. Starting out in Paris, this company brings together Russian and Western ideas with a spark of modernism. This company brought together revolutionary collaborations between choreographers

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was born on June 15, 1882, in Oranienbaum (now Lomonosov), Russia. He was the third out of four boys. His mother, Anna Kholodovsky, was a talented and accomplished pianist and singer. In his autobiography, Stravinsky attributes his score-reading abilities to her. His father, Feodor, was of Polish descent and was a famous operatic bass. His family moved to St. Petersburg to accommodate his career. In the summers the Stravinsky’s traveled around the Europe. They visited

Igor Stravinsky is known as one of the most important and influential composers of the twentieth century. Igor was born in Lomonosow, Russia on June 17, 1882 to Anna Kholodovsky and Fyodor Stravinsky. When Stravinsky was only three he witnessed a musician at a Russian fair singing, clicking his tongue, and making armpit noises. Igor was so excited to go try it at home. This was one of Stravinsky's first memory of music. Igor's childhood was not a good memory for him. He felt hated and neglected.

The meeting between Stravinsky and Diaghilev made Stravinsky become more famous, and it began a beautiful and loyal friendship over thirty years between two of them. At this time, Stravinsky had family and just graduated his school, so he didn’t have any idea about his care in the future. So, Serge Diaghilev is the first person who realized Stravinsky’s talents and ask him to write the music for the Firebird (1910). In

the Theater School. Yearning for a greater input regarding the “future of their art” after years of discouragement by “Imperial mismanagement,” such artists were pushed to sign a declaration of loyalty to the Russian state. With the commitment of Sergei Legat’s suicide, the bond that once existed between the tsar and Russian art community was utterly disunited. Performing a short solo titled The Dying Swan, Pavlova’s movements proved to be of an “improvisatory” nature, parting with the prior physical

Igor Fyodorivich Stravinsky was a pioneer in his time. He was one of the most renowned composers and contributors to music in the late 1800's and early 1900's. I picked Igor Stravinsky for my composer research essay, because I was intrigued by his famous works and I was not very familiar with the other 20th century composers. Moreover, the Firebird and the Rite of Spring caught my attention, while I was listening to the Listening Assignments on Connect. The variety of the instrumentation was awesome

Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer, songwriter and pianist. He was born on June 17, 1882, in Oranienbaum, Russia. His father was a bass singer named Fyodor and his mother Anna was a talented pianist. Igor married Catherine Nossenko in 1906. Sergei Diaghilev was a founder of the Ballets Russes, invited Stravinsky to perform some of Chopin works for the ballet Les Sylphides three years later. The job helped inspiring Igor to compose the Firebird. The ballet turned Stravinsky to a well known composer

In 1906, Igor Stravinsky, married Yekaterina Nesseko and had 4 children. His first composition in 1909, the Firebird, brought him fame in the 20th Century. Sergei Diaghilev, the founder of Ballets Russes, invited him to orchestrate Chopin works for his ballet Les Sylphides. However, it led to the commission of the “Firebird”, a ballet that made him famous. His second work, “Petrushka”, was a transformation of a