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Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...
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Opera/theatre

* ''The Nightingale'' (''Le Rossignol''), 3-act opera (1914) * ''Renard'', a
burlesque A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.
for 4
pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speakin ...
s and chamber orchestra (1916) *''
L'Histoire du soldat ' (''The Soldier's Tale'') is a theatrical work "to be read, played, and danced" () by three actors and one or several dancers, accompanied by a septet of instruments. Conceived by Igor Stravinsky and Swiss writer C. F. Ramuz, the piece was based ...
'' (''The Soldier's Tale''), for chamber ensemble and three speakers (1918) *''
Mavra ''Mavra'' is a one-act comic opera composed by Igor Stravinsky, and one of the earliest works of Stravinsky's neo-classical period. The libretto, by Boris Kochno, is based on Alexander Pushkin's ''The Little House in Kolomna''. Mavra is about 25 ...
'', one-act opera (1922) * ''Oedipus rex'', 2-act opera-oratorio (1927) * ''Perséphone'', ''mélodrame'' for speaker, soloists, chorus and orchestra (1933) *''
The Rake's Progress ''The Rake's Progress'' is an English-language opera from 1951 in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto, written by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, is based loosely on the eight paintings and engravings '' A Rake's Pro ...
'', 3-act opera (1951) * ''The Flood'', television opera (1962)


Ballet

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The Firebird ''The Firebird'' (french: L'Oiseau de feu, link=no; russian: Жар-птица, Zhar-ptitsa, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's ...
'' (''L'oiseau de feu'') (1910; rev. 1919, 1945) *''
Petrushka Petrushka ( rus, Петру́шка, p=pʲɪtˈruʂkə, a=Ru-петрушка.ogg) is a stock character of Russian folk puppetry. Italian puppeteers introduced it in the first third of the 19th century. While most core characters came from Ital ...
'' (1911, rev. 1947) *''
The Rite of Spring ''The Rite of Spring''. Full name: ''The Rite of Spring: Pictures from Pagan Russia in Two Parts'' (french: Le Sacre du printemps: tableaux de la Russie païenne en deux parties) (french: Le Sacre du printemps, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral ...
'' (''Le sacre du printemps'') (1913; rev. 1947, 1967) *''
Les Noces ''Les Noces'' (French for The Wedding; russian: Свадебка, ''Svadebka'') is a ballet and orchestral concert work composed by Igor Stravinsky for percussion, pianists, chorus, and vocal soloists. The composer gave it the descriptive title ...
'' (''The Wedding''), for soloists, choir, four pianos and percussion (1914–17 and 1919–23) * ''Pulcinella'', for chamber orchestra and soloists (1920) *''
Apollo Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...
'' (''Apollon musagète''), for string orchestra (1928; rev. 1947) *''
Le Baiser de la fée ''Le Baiser de la fée'' (''The Fairy's Kiss'') is a neoclassical ballet in one act and four scenes composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1928 and revised in 1950 for George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's s ...
'' (''The Fairy's Kiss'') (1928; rev. 1950) *'' Jeu de cartes'' (''Card Game'') (1936) *''
Circus Polka ''Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant'' was written by Igor Stravinsky in 1942. He composed it for a ballet production that the choreographer George Balanchine did for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The ballet was performed by fifty e ...
'' (1942) *'' Scènes de ballet'' (1944) *''
Orpheus Orpheus (; Ancient Greek: Ὀρφεύς, classical pronunciation: ; french: Orphée) is a Thracians, Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet in ancient Greek religion. He was also a renowned Ancient Greek poetry, poet and, according to ...
'', for chamber orchestra (1947) *''
Agon Agon (Greek ) is a Greek term for a conflict, struggle or contest. This could be a contest in athletics, in chariot or horse racing, or in music or literature at a public festival in ancient Greece. Agon is the word-forming element in 'agony', ...
'' (1957)


Orchestral

* Symphony in E-flat major, Op. 1 (1907) *''
Scherzo fantastique ''Scherzo fantastique'', op. 3, composed in 1908, is the second purely orchestral work by Igor Stravinsky (preceded by the Symphony in E-flat op.1). Despite the composer's later description of the work as "a piece of 'pure', symphonic music", the ...
'', Op. 3 (1908) *''
Feu d'artifice ''Feu d'artifice'', Op. 4 (''Fireworks'', russian: Фейерверк, ) is a composition by Igor Stravinsky, written in 1908 and described by the composer as a "short orchestral fantasy." It usually takes less than four minutes to perform. C ...
'' (''Fireworks''), Op. 4 (1908) * '' Funeral Song'' (Погребальная песня; Chant funèbre), Op. 5 (1908); composed to commemorate the death of
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...
; premiered 17 January 1909 in the Grand Hall of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory; lost until September 2015. *''
Le chant du rossignol ''Le chant du rossignol'' (English: ''The Song of the Nightingale'') is a symphonic poem written by Igor Stravinsky in 1917. The score is adapted from his earlier work, ''Le rossignol'' (''The Nightingale''), an opera from 1914. The opera, based o ...
'' (''Song of the Nightingale'') (1917) * Suite from ''Pulcinella'' (1920; rev. 1947) *Suite No. 2 for chamber orchestra (1921, arrangement of '' Trois pièces faciles'' and '' Cinq pièces faciles'' No. 5) *Suite No. 1 for chamber orchestra (1925, arrangement of '' Cinq pièces faciles'' Nos. 1–4) *''
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'', for orchestra (1928, arrangement of
Three Pieces for String Quartet Three Pieces for String Quartet is a composition by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was finished in 1914, revised in 1918, and eventually published in 1922. Composition As most of the works by Igor Stravinsky, this three- movement work was ...
and ''
Étude pour pianola The Étude pour Pianola is a 1917 composition for Pianola by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. The Étude was first published on music roll in 1921 and the premiere was given by Reginald Reynolds at Aeolian Hall in London, on 13 October of that y ...
'') *
Divertimento ''Divertimento'' (; from the Italian '' divertire'' "to amuse") is a musical genre, with most of its examples from the 18th century. The mood of the '' divertimento'' is most often lighthearted (as a result of being played at social functions) and ...
(Suite from ''Le Baiser de la fée'', 1934) * Concerto in E-flat ''Dumbarton Oaks'', for chamber orchestra (1938) * Symphony in C (1940) *''
Danses concertantes ' is the title of a work for chamber orchestra written in 1941–42 by Igor Stravinsky, commissioned by Werner Janssen. Stravinsky's music has been used for eponymous ballets by numerous choreographers attracted by its danceability. Balanchine ...
'' for chamber orchestra (1941–42) *''Four Norwegian Moods'' (1942) *''
Ode An ode (from grc, ᾠδή, ōdḗ) is a type of lyric poetry. Odes are elaborately structured poems praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally. A classic ode is structured in three majo ...
'' (1943) *'' Scherzo à la russe'' for orchestra (1944, also a version for
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's band) *''
Circus Polka ''Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant'' was written by Igor Stravinsky in 1942. He composed it for a ballet production that the choreographer George Balanchine did for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The ballet was performed by fifty e ...
'' (1944) *
Symphony in Three Movements The Symphony in Three Movements is a work by Russian expatriate composer Igor Stravinsky. Stravinsky wrote the symphony from 1942–45 on commission by the Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York. It was premièred by the New York Philharmon ...
(1945) * Concerto in D "Basle", for string orchestra (1946) *
Tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...
for chamber orchestra (1953, arrangement of 1940 work for piano) *''Greeting Prelude'' for orchestra (1955), for the 80th birthday of
Pierre Monteux Pierre Benjamin Monteux (; 4 April 18751 July 1964) was a French (later American) conducting, conductor. After violin and viola studies, and a decade as an orchestral player and occasional conductor, he began to receive regular conducting enga ...
*''8 Instrumental Miniatures'' for 15 Players (1963, orchestration of '' Les cinq doigts'') *
Variations Variation or Variations may refer to: Science and mathematics * Variation (astronomy), any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite, particularly of the moon * Genetic variation, the difference in DNA among individual ...
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in Memoriam) (1963/1964) *''
Canon on a Popular Russian Tune The "Canon on a Russian Popular Tune" (or "Canon for Concert Introduction or Encore") is an orchestral work by Igor Stravinsky composed in 1965. It is the composer's final completed score for orchestra and was composed in the summer of 1965 during ...
'' (1965)


Concertante

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Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments The Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments was written by Igor Stravinsky in Paris in 1923–24. This work was revised in 1950. It was composed four years after the ''Symphonies of Wind Instruments'', which he wrote upon his arrival in Paris after ...
(1923–24, rev. 1950) *
Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra The Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra was written by Igor Stravinsky in Nice between 1926 and 1929. The score was revised in 1949. Stravinsky designed the Capriccio to be a virtuosic vehicle which would allow him to earn a living from playing th ...
(1929/1949) * Violin Concerto in D (1931) *
Movements for Piano and Orchestra ''Movements'' is a sequence of five pieces for piano and orchestra by Igor Stravinsky lasting under ten minutes altogether. It was written during his Serial period and shows his dedication to that idiom as well as the influence of Anton Webern. ...
(1958/1959)


Choral

*''Cantata for Rimsky-Korsakov's Sixtieth Birthday'', for chorus and piano (1904). Unpublished. Performed once on 19 March 1904 at
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...
's apartment in
St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
and subsequently lost. *'' Zvezdoliki'' (''Le roi des étoiles'') (''The King of the Stars''), for men's choir and orchestra (1912) *''Four Russian Peasant Songs'', for female voice unaccompanied (1917) *''Pater Noster (Otche Nash)'' for chorus a cappella (1926, rev. 1949) *''
Symphony of Psalms The ''Symphony of Psalms'' is a choral symphony in three movements composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1930 during his neoclassical period. The work was commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orch ...
'', for chorus and orchestra (1930, rev. 1948) *''Credo (Veruyu)'' for chorus a cappella (1932, rev. 1964) *'' Ave Maria (Bogoroditse Dyevo)'' for chorus a cappella (1934, rev. 1949) *''
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'' (1944) *
Mass Mass is an intrinsic property of a body. It was traditionally believed to be related to the quantity of matter in a physical body, until the discovery of the atom and particle physics. It was found that different atoms and different element ...
, for chorus and double wind quintet (1944–48) * Cantata, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, female chorus, 2 flutes, oboe, English horn, and cello (1951–52) *''
Canticum Sacrum ''Canticum Sacrum ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis'' is a 17-minute choral-orchestral piece composed in 1955 by Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) in tribute "To the City of Venice, in praise of its Patron Saint, the Blessed Mark, Apostle." The piec ...
'', for tenor, baritone, chorus, and orchestra (1955) *'' Threni'', for six soloists, chorus, and orchestra (1958) *''
A Sermon, a Narrative and a Prayer ''A Sermon, a Narrative and a Prayer'' is a cantata for alto and tenor singers, a narrator, chorus, and orchestra by Igor Stravinsky, composed in 1960–61. It belongs to the composer’s serial period, and lasts a little over a quarter of an h ...
'' for alto, tenor, speaker, chorus, and orchestra (1961) *''Anthem (The dove descending breaks the air)'', for chorus a cappella (1962) *''Introitus'', for men's chorus and chamber ensemble (1965) *'' Requiem Canticles'', for bass, contralto, chorus, and orchestra (1966)


Vocal

*''Le Nuage'' (''Туча''; ''Storm-Cloud''), for voice and piano (1902) *''The Mushrooms Going to War'', for voice (bass) and piano (1904) *''Conductor and Tarantula'', for voice and piano (1906) Lost. *''Faun and Shepherdess'', for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, Op. 2 (1907) *''
Pastorale Pastorale refers to something of a pastoral nature in music, whether in form or in mood. In Baroque music, a pastorale is a movement of a melody in thirds over a drone bass, recalling the Christmas music of ''pifferari'', players of the traditi ...
'', for
vocalise A vocal warm-up is a series of exercises meant to prepare the voice for singing, acting, or other use. There is very little scientific data about the benefits of vocal warm-ups. Relatively few studies have researched the effects of thesexerci ...
soprano and piano (1907) **Stravinsky created an arrangement of this piece for soprano and four woodwinds in 1923, and arrangements for violin and piano and for violin and four woodwinds in 1933. *''Two Melodies of Gorodestsky'', for mezzo-soprano and piano, Op. 6 (1908) *''Deux poèmes de Paul Verlaine'', for baritone and piano, Op. 9 (1910, arranged for baritone and orchestra 1951) *''Two Poems of K. Balmont'', for voice and piano (1911, arranged for voice and small orchestra 1954) *''Three Japanese Lyrics'' (''Trois poésies de la lyrique japonaise''), for voice and piano or chamber orchestra (1913) *''Trois petites chansons'', for voice and piano (1906–1913, arranged for voice and small orchestra 1930) *'' Pribaoutki'', for voice, four woodwinds, and four strings (1914) **''Kornílo'' (Uncle Kornilo) **''Natashka'' (Little Natalie) **''Polkovnik'' (The Colonel) **''Starets i zayats'' (The Old Man and the Hare) *'' Berceuses du chat'', for contralto and three clarinets (1916) *''Three Tales for Children'', for voice and piano (1917) **''Tilim-bom'' **''Geese, Swans'' **''The bear's little song'' *''Berceuse'', for voice and piano (1918) *''Quatre chants russes'', for voice and piano (1918–19) **''Selezen’'' (The Drake) **''Zapevnaya'' (Counting Song) **''Sidit varabey na chuzhoy garadbe'' (Dish-divination Song) **''Sektanskaya'' (Song of the Sectarian) *''Petit ramusianum harmonique'', for single voice or voices (1938) *''Three Songs from William Shakespeare'', for mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, and viola (1953) *Four Songs, for mezzo-soprano, flute, harp and guitar (1954, arrangement of ''Quatre chants russes'' Nos. 1 & 4; ''Three Tales for Children'' Nos. 1 & 2) *''In Memoriam Dylan Thomas (Dirge-canons and song)'', for tenor, string quartet, and four trombones (1954) *'' Abraham and Isaac'', a sacred ballad for baritone and orchestra (1963) *''
Elegy for J.F.K. ''Elegy for J.F.K.'' is a piece of vocal music composed by the Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky in 1964, commemorating the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Composition background After the outbreak of World War II and his e ...
'', for baritone or mezzo-soprano and three clarinets (1964) *''The Owl and the Pussy Cat'', for soprano and piano (1966)


Chamber

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Three Pieces for String Quartet Three Pieces for String Quartet is a composition by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was finished in 1914, revised in 1918, and eventually published in 1922. Composition As most of the works by Igor Stravinsky, this three- movement work was ...
(1914) *''Pour Pablo Picasso'', for solo clarinet (1917) Unpublished. *Canon for Two Horns (1917) Unpublished. *''Ragtime for Eleven Instruments'' (1917–18) *''
Lied ohne Name ''Lied ohne Name'' (german: Song without a Name), sometimes also entitled ''Lied ohne Namen'' and ''Duet for Two Bassons'', is a composition for two bassoons by Igor Stravinsky. Composition This short sketch was written in 1918, although some ...
(Duet for Two Bassoons)'' (1918) *Suite from ''L'Histoire du soldat'', for violin, clarinet, and piano (1919) *
Three Pieces for Clarinet ''Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet'' is a solo instrumental work by Igor Stravinsky. The work was composed in 1918. It was published in 1919, shortly after the completion of his Suite from ''L'Histoire du Soldat'', as a thank-you gift to the philanth ...
(1919) *Concertino, for string quartet (1920) *''
Symphonies of Wind Instruments The ''Symphonies of Wind Instruments'' (French title: ''Symphonies d'instruments à vent'') is a concert work written by Igor Stravinsky in 1920, for an ensemble of woodwind and brass instruments. The piece is in one movement, lasting about 9 min ...
'' (1920, rev. 1947) * Octet for Wind Instruments (1923) *''Suite on themes, fragments and pieces by Giambattista Pergolesi'', for violin and piano (1925) * Duo Concertant for Violin and Piano (1932) *''Suite italienne'' (from ''Pulcinella''), for cello and piano (1932/33) (in collaboration with
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) *''Suite italienne'' (from ''Pulcinella''), for violin and piano (1934) (in collaboration with
Samuel Dushkin Samuel Dushkin (December 13, 1891 – June 24, 1976) was an American violinist, composer, and pedagogue of Polish birth and Jewish origin. Dushkin was born in Suwałki, Poland. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, as well as with Leopold ...
) *''Preludium for Jazz Band'' (1936/37) *''Elegy'', for solo viola (1944) *'' Ebony Concerto'' for clarinet and jazz band (1945) *
Septet A septet is a formation containing exactly seven members. It is commonly associated with musical groups but can be applied to any situation where seven similar or related objects are considered a single unit, such as a seven-line stanza of poetry. ...
for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, and piano (1953) *Concertino, for small ensemble (1953) (arrangement of 1920 work for string quartet) *'' Epitaphium'', for flute, clarinet and harp (1959) * Double Canon, for string quartet '
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in Memoriam' (1959) *''Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD annum'', for chamber ensemble (1960) #"Asciugate I begli ochi" #"Ma tu, cagion di quella" #"Belta poi che t'assenti" *Lullaby, for two recorders (1960) (arrangement of item from ''The Rake's Progress'', 1951) *''
Fanfare for a New Theatre ''Fanfare for a New Theatre'' is a 1964 composition for two trumpets by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was premiered on April 19, 1964, and published by Boosey & Hawkes. Composition and premiere This composition was written for the openi ...
'', for two trumpets (1964)


Piano

*Tarantella (1898) Unpublished. *Storm-Cloud (''Le Nuage'') (1898) Lost. *
Scherzo A scherzo (, , ; plural scherzos or scherzi), in western classical music, is a short composition – sometimes a movement from a larger work such as a symphony or a sonata. The precise definition has varied over the years, but scherzo often ...
(1902) * Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor (1904) * ''Quatre études'', Op. 7 (1908) *''
The Firebird ''The Firebird'' (french: L'Oiseau de feu, link=no; russian: Жар-птица, Zhar-ptitsa, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's ...
'' (''L'oiseau de feu'') (1910) *''
Petrushka Petrushka ( rus, Петру́шка, p=pʲɪtˈruʂkə, a=Ru-петрушка.ogg) is a stock character of Russian folk puppetry. Italian puppeteers introduced it in the first third of the 19th century. While most core characters came from Ital ...
'', reduction for piano duet (1912, rev. 1947) *''
The Rite of Spring ''The Rite of Spring''. Full name: ''The Rite of Spring: Pictures from Pagan Russia in Two Parts'' (french: Le Sacre du printemps: tableaux de la Russie païenne en deux parties) (french: Le Sacre du printemps, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral ...
'' (''Le sacre du printemps''), for four hands on one piano (1913) *''
Valse des fleurs Valse des fleurs (russian: Цветочный вальс, translit=Tsvetochny vals, lit=Flower Waltz) is a short composition for two pianos by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was completed in 1914. Composition Stravinsky's music post-''Ri ...
'', for two pianos (1914) *'' Polka'', for piano solo (1915) *''
Valse The waltz ( ), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple ( time), performed primarily in closed position. History There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance that would evolve into the wal ...
'', for piano solo (1915) *'' Trois pièces faciles'', for four hands (1915) *''Souvenir d’une marche boche'' (1915) *'' Cinq pièces faciles'', for four hands (1917) *''Valse pour les enfants'' (1917) *'' Piano-Rag-Music'' (1919) *''Fragment des symphonies pour instruments à vent à la mémoire de Achille-Claude Debussy'' (1920) *''Chorale'' (1920) *'' Les cinq doigts'' (1921) *'' Trois mouvements de Petrouchka'' (1921) *
Piano Sonata A piano sonata is a sonata written for a solo piano. Piano sonatas are usually written in three or four movement (music), movements, although some piano sonatas have been written with a single movement (Domenico Scarlatti, Scarlatti, Liszt, Scr ...
(1924) *
Serenade in A In music, a serenade (; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honor of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music. The term comes from the Italian ...
(1925) *
Le chant du rossignol ''Le chant du rossignol'' (English: ''The Song of the Nightingale'') is a symphonic poem written by Igor Stravinsky in 1917. The score is adapted from his earlier work, ''Le rossignol'' (''The Nightingale''), an opera from 1914. The opera, based o ...
, arrangement for piano (1927) *''Apollon musagète'' (1927), transcribed for the piano by the author from the version for string orchestra completed in January 1928 * Concerto for Two Pianos (1935) *
Tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...
(1940) *''
Circus Polka ''Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant'' was written by Igor Stravinsky in 1942. He composed it for a ballet production that the choreographer George Balanchine did for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The ballet was performed by fifty e ...
'' (1942) * Sonata for Two Pianos (1943) * Scherzo à la russe, arrangement for two pianos (1944) *
Agon Agon (Greek ) is a Greek term for a conflict, struggle or contest. This could be a contest in athletics, in chariot or horse racing, or in music or literature at a public festival in ancient Greece. Agon is the word-forming element in 'agony', ...
, reduction for two pianos by the composer (1957) *''Two Sketches for a Sonata'' (1967)


Player piano

This is not a list of all piano rolls of Stravinsky's music, but only of those the composer himself composed or re-wrote for
player piano A player piano (also known as a pianola) is a self-playing piano containing a pneumatic or electro-mechanical mechanism, that operates the piano action via programmed music recorded on perforated paper or metallic rolls, with more modern i ...
. The dates are of publication. *''
Étude pour pianola The Étude pour Pianola is a 1917 composition for Pianola by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. The Étude was first published on music roll in 1921 and the premiere was given by Reginald Reynolds at Aeolian Hall in London, on 13 October of that y ...
'' (Study for Pianola) – Aeolian Company, London, Themodist T967 (1921) *''
Pulcinella Pulcinella (; nap, Pulecenella) is a classical character that originated in of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry. Pulcinella's versatility in status and attitude has captivated audiences worldwide and kept ...
'' Pleyel, Paris, Pleyela 8421 – 8428 (1921) *''
The Rite of Spring ''The Rite of Spring''. Full name: ''The Rite of Spring: Pictures from Pagan Russia in Two Parts'' (french: Le Sacre du printemps: tableaux de la Russie païenne en deux parties) (french: Le Sacre du printemps, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral ...
'' (''Le sacre du printemps'') – Pleyel, Paris, Pleyela 8429 – 8437 (1921) *''The Rite of Spring'' (''Le sacre du printemps'') – Aeolian Company, London, Themodist T24150 – T24153 (1921) *'' Piano-Rag-Music'' – Pleyel, Paris, Pleyela 8438 (1921) *''Ragtime'' – Pleyel, Paris, Pleyela 8450 (1921) *''
Petrushka Petrushka ( rus, Петру́шка, p=pʲɪtˈruʂkə, a=Ru-петрушка.ogg) is a stock character of Russian folk puppetry. Italian puppeteers introduced it in the first third of the 19th century. While most core characters came from Ital ...
'' – Pleyel, Paris, Pleyela 8441 – 8447 (1922) *''
Le chant du rossignol ''Le chant du rossignol'' (English: ''The Song of the Nightingale'') is a symphonic poem written by Igor Stravinsky in 1917. The score is adapted from his earlier work, ''Le rossignol'' (''The Nightingale''), an opera from 1914. The opera, based o ...
'' (Song of the Nightingale) – Pleyel, Paris, Pleyela 8451 – 8453 (1922/3) *''Three Tales for Children'' – Pleyel, Paris, Pleyela 8454 (1922/3) *''Quatre chants russes'' (Four Russian Songs) – Pleyel, Paris, Pleyela 8455 (1922/3) *Concertino – Pleyel, Paris, Pleyela 8456 (1923) *''
Les Noces ''Les Noces'' (French for The Wedding; russian: Свадебка, ''Svadebka'') is a ballet and orchestral concert work composed by Igor Stravinsky for percussion, pianists, chorus, and vocal soloists. The composer gave it the descriptive title ...
(The Wedding)'' – Pleyel, Paris 8831 – 8834, 8861 (1923) *''
The Firebird ''The Firebird'' (french: L'Oiseau de feu, link=no; russian: Жар-птица, Zhar-ptitsa, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's ...
'' (''L'oiseau de feu'') – Pleyel, Paris, Pleyela 10039 – 10045 (1926) *''The Firebird'' (''L'oiseau de feu'') – Aeolian Company, London, Duo-Art D759 – D769 (1929)


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Les Sylphides ''Les Sylphides'' () is a short, non-narrative '' ballet blanc'' to piano music by Frédéric Chopin, selected and orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov. The ballet, described as a "romantic reverie","Ballet Theater", until 1955. A compact dis ...
'' (After Chopin) (1909) *''
Song of the Volga Boatmen The "Song of the Volga Boatmen" (known in Russian as Эй, ухнем! y, ukhnem!, "Yo, heave-ho!" after the refrain) is a well-known traditional Russian song collected by Mily Balakirev and published in his book of folk songs in 1866. It was s ...
'' (1917) *''Chorus from the Prologue to '
Boris Godunov Borís Fyodorovich Godunóv (; russian: Борис Фёдорович Годунов; 1552 ) ruled the Tsardom of Russia as ''de facto'' regent from c. 1585 to 1598 and then as the first non-Rurikid tsar from 1598 to 1605. After the end of hi ...
(1918) *''
Marseillaise "La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. The song was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du R ...
'' (1919) for solo violin *''
The Star-Spangled Banner "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written on September 14, 1814, by 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bo ...
'' (1941) *'' Bluebird Pas de Deux'', from
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic music, Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer Music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose music would make a lasting impressi ...
(1941) * Canzonetta
Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often ...
(1963) * Two Sacred Songs from Hugo Wolf's ''
Spanisches Liederbuch ''Spanisches Liederbuch'' (English: Spanish songbook) is a collection of translations of Spanish poems and folk songs into German by Emanuel Geibel (181584) and Paul Heyse (18301914). It was first published in 1852. In 185253, the composer Johann ...
'' (1968) * Four Preludes and Fugues from
Bach's Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...
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The Well-Tempered Clavier ''The Well-Tempered Clavier'', BWV 846–893, consists of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In the composer's time, ''clavier'', meaning keyboard, referred to a variety of ins ...
'' (1969)


Ballets to the music of Stravinsky

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Danses concertantes ' is the title of a work for chamber orchestra written in 1941–42 by Igor Stravinsky, commissioned by Werner Janssen. Stravinsky's music has been used for eponymous ballets by numerous choreographers attracted by its danceability. Balanchine ...
'' *'' The Cage'' (1951) to the Concerto in D *''
Octet Octet may refer to: Music * Octet (music), ensemble consisting of eight instruments or voices, or composition written for such an ensemble ** String octet, a piece of music written for eight string instruments *** Octet (Mendelssohn), 1825 com ...
'' (1958) to the
Octet Octet may refer to: Music * Octet (music), ensemble consisting of eight instruments or voices, or composition written for such an ensemble ** String octet, a piece of music written for eight string instruments *** Octet (Mendelssohn), 1825 com ...
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Monumentum pro Gesualdo ''Monumentum pro Gesualdo'' is a ballet by the New York City Ballet (NYCB) co-founder and balletmaster George Balanchine to music by Igor Stravinsky composed in honor of the 400th birthday of the composer Carlo Gesualdo and consisting of Stravins ...
'' (1960) to the ''Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD annum'' *''
Arcade Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine ** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware ** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board * Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games * ...
'' (1963) to the
Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments The Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments was written by Igor Stravinsky in Paris in 1923–24. This work was revised in 1950. It was composed four years after the ''Symphonies of Wind Instruments'', which he wrote upon his arrival in Paris after ...
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Requiem Canticles (Robbins) ''Requiem Canticles'' is a ballet made for New York City Ballet's Stravinsky Festival by balletmaster Jerome Robbins to eponymous music from 1966 by Igor Stravinsky. The premiere took place June 25, 1972, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln C ...
'' (1966) to the '' Requiem Canticles'' *''
Variations Variation or Variations may refer to: Science and mathematics * Variation (astronomy), any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite, particularly of the moon * Genetic variation, the difference in DNA among individual ...
'' (1966) to the
Variations Variation or Variations may refer to: Science and mathematics * Variation (astronomy), any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite, particularly of the moon * Genetic variation, the difference in DNA among individual ...
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Requiem Canticles (Balanchine) ''Requiem Canticles'' is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and balletmaster George Balanchine to eponymous music from 1966 by Igor Stravinsky ''in memoriam'' Martin Luther King, Jr. It received a single performance on May 2, 1968, ...
'' (1968) to the '' Requiem Canticles'' *''Ode'' (1972) to the ''
Ode An ode (from grc, ᾠδή, ōdḗ) is a type of lyric poetry. Odes are elaborately structured poems praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally. A classic ode is structured in three majo ...
'' *'' Scènes de ballet'' (1972) to the '' Scènes de ballet'' *'' Symphony in E-flat'' (1972) to the Symphony in E-flat *''
Symphony in Three Movements The Symphony in Three Movements is a work by Russian expatriate composer Igor Stravinsky. Stravinsky wrote the symphony from 1942–45 on commission by the Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York. It was premièred by the New York Philharmon ...
'' (1972) to the
Symphony in Three Movements The Symphony in Three Movements is a work by Russian expatriate composer Igor Stravinsky. Stravinsky wrote the symphony from 1942–45 on commission by the Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York. It was premièred by the New York Philharmon ...
*'' Élégie'' (1982) to the ''Élégie'' for solo viola *''
Noah and the Flood The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis) is the Hebrew version of the universal flood myth. It tells of God's decision to return the universe to its pre- creation state of watery chaos and remake it through the micr ...
'' (1982) to ''
The Flood A flood is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges land. Flood(s), The Flood, Flooded or Flooding may also refer to: Computing * Flood fill, an algorithm that determines the area connected to a given node in a multi-d ...
'' *'' Tango (Balanchine)'' (1982) to the
Tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...
*'' Tango (Martins)'' (1984) to the
Tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...
*'' Scènes de ballet'' (1999) to the '' Scènes de ballet''


References


External links


List of works at the Igor Stravinsky FoundationAnnotated Catalog of Works and Work Editions of Igor Strawinsky till 1971
{{Portal bar, Classical music Stravinsky, Igor