Decoding the music masterpieces: Stravinsky's The Firebird
- Written by: Scott Davie, Lecturer in Piano, School of Music, Australian National University
Kent G Becker/flickr, CC BY-SAOn June 25 1910, Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird opened to acclaim at the Paris Opéra. The success propelled its composer, then aged 28, to international prominence, a position of influence he would retain for six decades.
The ballet’s myth-like storyline features a magical Firebird, who helps...
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