Can you recognize Stravinsky by ear?
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) was a Russian-born composer, known for the ballets The Firebird, Petrushka and The Rite of Spring. In Guess the Composer, you hear up to 30 seconds of music and name the composer.
How to recognize Stravinsky
Listen for violent, shifting accents and blocks of sound stacked against each other, with sharp woodwinds and brass. Later works turn drier and more neoclassical, but the rhythm stays unpredictable.
Who can Stravinsky be mistaken for?
Listeners may confuse this music with that of Sergei Prokofiev, Béla Bartók or Dmitri Shostakovich.
How hard is Stravinsky in the game?
The game has up to 58 excerpts by Stravinsky, depending on your country, and most are at the Hard level.
Pieces you may hear
- Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice
- Pétrouchka
- Firebird Suite
- Renard
- Symphony in Three Movements
- Symphony of Psalms
- Œdipus Rex
- Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
Portrait: George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain; background removed.
