num_pages: 240
description: Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) is regarded as the inventor of modern music, his phenomenal achievements being comparable to those of his close friend and contemporary Pablo Picasso.  This comprehensive biography traces the influences that informed his style and sets all his major works into context; above all the book concentrates on Stravinsky's creativity, describing how his musical mind worked and relating this to his complex and fascinating personality.
language: English
title: Igor Stravinsky
titlecomplete: Igor Stravinsky (20th Century Composers)
genres: Music
ratings_count: 37
series: 20th-Century Composers
publisher: Phaidon Press