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Also Known As Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
Born June 17, 1882 • Lomonosov • Russia
Died April 6, 1971 (aged 88) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (1967) • Grammy Award (1962) • Grammy Award (1961)
Notable Works string quartet • “Oedipus Rex” • “Persephone” • “Requiem Canticles” • “Symphony in C” • “Symphony in Three Movements” • “The Firebird” • “The Flood” • “The Rake’s Progress” • “The Rite of Spring” • “The Song of the Nightingale” • “The Wedding” • “Threni”
Movement / Style Neoclassical art

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