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Igor Stravinsky was a 19th-century Russian composer. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship and American citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in modernist music. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Music — The universal language of melody, rhythm, and harmony

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