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Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor, widely considered one of the most influential figures in 20th-century music.Stravinsky rose to fame through Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Paris. His revolutionary works spanned three major stylistic periods: Russian primitivism (e.g., The Rite of Spring), neoclassicism (e.g., Symphony of Psalms), and serialism (e.g., Requiem Canticles). He became a French citizen in 1934 and a U.S. citizen in 1945, receiving numerous honors including a Gra...