Definition of Stravinskian in English:
Stravinskian
(also Stravinskyian)
adjective strəˈvɪnskɪənstrəˈvɪnskiən
Relating to or characteristic of the Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky or his work.
the most obviously Stravinskian of his symphonies
Example sentencesExamples
- Gypsy sounds not unlike what we heard in the other piece invade the second movement, with its pulsating Stravinskian rhythms.
- The rhythmic polyphony and shifting patterns build, with a Stravinskian blend of wildness and subtlety, to memorable climaxes.
- The Concert for Chamber Orchestra, written at the end of his sojourn in Paris, also is strongly Stravinskian.
- The rhythmic energy is enormous and the collision of mechanical and musical sound exhilarating; the ending, in a sombre Stravinskian chorale, is darkly mysterious.
- This very Stravinskyian passage also features a few bars anomalously harmonised in Messiaen style.
noun strəˈvɪnskɪənstrəˈvɪnskiən
An admirer or student of the Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky or his work.
Stravinskians today place this score high in the canon
Example sentencesExamples
- Alas for the hopes of the Cincinnati Stravinskians - the lecture was not ready in time.
- Immediately [a musician] adopts this point of view, he will be relegated to the realm of the 'Schoenbergians' by Stravinskyians and critics alike.
- "The Rake" has never excited first-phase Stravinskians as did "The Rite".
- The more advanced Stravinskians regret that the master wrote "The Firebird." It is too melodious, this music, too "obvious."
- What came to be called the "Harvard group" or "Boston group" of Stravinskians gathered originally on account of geographical proximity.
Definition of Stravinskian in US English:
Stravinskian
(also Stravinskyian)
adjectivestrəˈvinskēənstrəˈvɪnskiən
Relating to or characteristic of the Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky or his work.
the most obviously Stravinskian of his symphonies
Example sentencesExamples
- The Concert for Chamber Orchestra, written at the end of his sojourn in Paris, also is strongly Stravinskian.
- This very Stravinskyian passage also features a few bars anomalously harmonised in Messiaen style.
- Gypsy sounds not unlike what we heard in the other piece invade the second movement, with its pulsating Stravinskian rhythms.
- The rhythmic polyphony and shifting patterns build, with a Stravinskian blend of wildness and subtlety, to memorable climaxes.
- The rhythmic energy is enormous and the collision of mechanical and musical sound exhilarating; the ending, in a sombre Stravinskian chorale, is darkly mysterious.
nounstrəˈvinskēənstrəˈvɪnskiən
An admirer or student of the Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky or his work.
Stravinskians today place this score high in the canon
Example sentencesExamples
- What came to be called the "Harvard group" or "Boston group" of Stravinskians gathered originally on account of geographical proximity.
- Alas for the hopes of the Cincinnati Stravinskians - the lecture was not ready in time.
- "The Rake" has never excited first-phase Stravinskians as did "The Rite".
- Immediately [a musician] adopts this point of view, he will be relegated to the realm of the 'Schoenbergians' by Stravinskyians and critics alike.
- The more advanced Stravinskians regret that the master wrote "The Firebird." It is too melodious, this music, too "obvious."