1. Rebirth and New Dimensions of Music

2. The son of an opera singer Hours in the opera house gave birth to his love of music

3. After the death of his father Igor felt a sense of freedom to pursue his love of music.

4. Nikolai Rimsky- Korsakov believed music that did not follow the rules was “Bad Music.” Stravinsky felt that breaking the rules brought freshness and freedom to music.

6. Stravinsky composed ballet music and the story for the ballet from Russian folktales for Diaghilev.

7. Left to right: the dancer Leonid Massine, artist- designer Natalia Gontcharova, composer Igor Stravinsky, seated, artist-designers Mikhail Larionov, and Leon Bakst. July 1915

8. The Firebird thrilled the audience with its “colourful fairytale plumage” Russia was his inspiration

9. Stravinsky based the ballet on Russian history Stravinsky with Vaslav Nijinsky who played Petrushka in the ballet

10. Violence of War Violence of Spring breaking free of Winter Original costume design

11. After the death of his wife he moved to the United States. The move to the US brought a new life, new love, and new music.

13. Buried in Venice on the island of San Michele near his friend Sergei Diaghilev