stravinskian

Thân thiện

The orchestra performed a Stravinskian ballet with complex rhythms.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characteristic of or resembling the style of Igor Stravinsky: Pertaining to the distinctive musical qualities, techniques, or aesthetic associated with the composer Igor Stravinsky.
   • Relating to Igor Stravinsky or his works: Of or connected to the person, life, or artistic output of Igor Stravinsky.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The composer's use of complex rhythms and dissonance was highly stravinskian.
  • The ballet's stravinskian energy and primal drive captivated the audience.
  • Scholars noted the stravinskian influence in the piece's neoclassical structure.

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe artistic works (especially in music, dance, or theater) that consciously emulate or are critically compared to Stravinsky's innovative approaches.
  • The choreographer sought a stravinskian rupture from traditional ballet forms.
• Can describe a person's artistic sensibility or methodology.
  • Her approach to orchestration is decidedly stravinskian in its precision and clarity.

Variants and Related Words

• Stravinskyan (adj): An alternative spelling with the same meaning.
• Stravinskian is the adjectival form derived from the proper noun Stravinsky.

Synonyms

• In the style of Stravinsky
• Stravinsky-like

Notes on Meaning

• The term is highly specific to the domain of 20th-century classical music and its criticism. It implies characteristics such as rhythmic complexity, harmonic innovation (e.g., use of dissonance, polytonality), stylistic evolution (from Russian primitivism to neoclassicism to serialism), and a transformative impact on musical form.
• It is a proper adjective, so it is typically capitalized, though common usage sometimes renders it in lowercase.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to or like or in the manner of Stravinsky

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Stravinskyan
• Stravinskian