Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky is the main modern composer, he is born in 1882. His main pieces “The rite of spring,” “Firebird” and “Petrushka” (these three pieces are called “three main ballet music) give much effect on classical music. Especially, valuation of the rite of spring is spirited for its novelty. In these piece, many novel techniques, expressions and orchestration. For example, complex rhythm , many discords and polyphony. Because of using these techniques, he could make pieces terrible and suspenseful instead of expressing beautiful melody.

And, he is called a chameleon because his style often change. He stopped using complex rhythm , many discords and polyphony at his middle period, then he write classical and baroque music. And he try to seek new expressions at his latter period, so he use novel techniques again.