How Was Stravinsky Influential?
How Was Stravinsky Influential? Stravinsky’s compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the impresario Sergei Diaghilev and first performed in Paris by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911) and The Rite of Spring (1913). Why was Stravinsky influential? Stravinsky’s compositional career was