Complex sentence: The piece is based on Igor Stravinsky's work, "Le chant du rossignol", in which Adams was drawn to the modal harmonies that Stravinsky employed, and is a step toward integrating standard minimalist techniques with a more complex contrapuntal style.
Split into simpler sentences: The piece is based on Igor Stravinsky's work "Le chant du rossignol", as Adams was drawn to the modal harmonies that Stravinsky employed. It is a step toward integrating standard minimalist techniques with a more complex contrapuntal style.