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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • Was born June 17, 1882 in Oranienbaum, Russia Composed during the 20th CENTURY Started piano lessons at age 9 His father was the lead bass of the St. Petersburg opera, however his parents did not consider music as a career choice for him Studied law before becoming a composer – even though he hated it, he continued to study law thinking he would not be able to support himself as a composer Studied music and composition with composer Nikolai RimskyKorsakov In 1908 he sent his symphonic work Fireworks to his teacher as a wedding present for his daughter When Rimsky-Korsakov died, he spent a month grieving the loss and then composed Funeral Chant in his memory His ballet Rite of Spring caused a riot when it was performed in Paris – the audience was unreceptive to the dances and strange sounding music His first visit to the United States was in 1925 when he conducted the New York Philharmonic in a program of his works He was a religious man and his opera Oedipus Rex and piece Symphony of Psalms reflect his religious views When war threatened Europe in 1939, he left for Cambridge, Massachusetts, and applied for American citizenship in 1941 He often experimented with instrumentation in his works – he said he always knew what he was doing musically, but his audiences didn’t always follow him Died April 6, 1971 at the age of 88 DUE DATE: TUESDAY MARCH 22nd (Day 2)