| The Firebird: Original 1910 Version Contributor(s): Stravinsky, Igor (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486414035 ISBN-13: 9780486414034 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: Commissioned by Serge Diaghilev, the director of the Ballets Russes, this dazzling piece brought overnight success to its composer. Based on a series of Russian fairy tales, Stravinsky's modern masterpiece is greatly admired for its brilliant orchestration and harmony, and it remains as popular today as at its 1910 premiere. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Printed Music - Opera & Classical Scores - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
| Dewey: 785.115 |
| Series: Dover Miniature Music Scores |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.08" W x 8.38" (0.61 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1910, innovative young Russian composer Igor Stravinsky was commissioned by Serge Diaghilev, director of the Ballets Russes, to create a completely new score. The dazzling result was The Firebird, which brought overnight success to its creator and distinguished him as the most gifted of the younger generation of Russian composers. According to Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the piece, based on a series of Russian fairy tales, has "all the coloring of a Russian child's picture book . . . brilliant orchestration, glowing color . . . an extraordinary evocative power which literally enchants the listener." |