Stra·vin·sky
| noun /strəˈvinskē/
Igor (Fyodorovich) (1882–1971), Russian composer, resident of the US from 1939. His ballets The Firebird (1910) and The Rite of Spring (1913) shocked Paris audiences with their irregular rhythms and frequent dissonances. He later developed a neoclassical style typified by the opera The Rake's Progress (1948–51) and experimented with serialism in Threni (1958) |
do·dec·a·phon·ic
adj. /dō-ˈde-kə-fə- nik/
Relating to, composed in, or consisting of twelve-tone music.
bal·let
| noun /ˈbalā/ An artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century, is characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointe shoes
A group of dancers who regularly perform such works An elaborate or complicated interaction between people |
