Stravinskian

American  

[struh-vin-skee-uhn] / strəˈvɪn ski ən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or suggesting the composer Igor Stravinsky or his works.

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Etymology

Origin of Stravinskian

First recorded in 1920–25; Stravinsky + -an

Example Sentences

An instrumental sextet — violin, clarinet, trumpet, percussion, prominent accordion and piano — sound just right, be it one minute Mexican, the next Stravinskian.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2017

After Stravinsky’s death in 1971, at 88, he was a writer, lecturer, conductor, public intellectual and keeper of the Stravinskian flame.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2015

Orchestra Variations is a mesh of Stravinskian high bassoons, Reichian pulsations, tangled trumpet fanfares.

From The Guardian • Jan. 14, 2013

Completed in 1938, during his Neo-Classical period, it makes reference to Bach and filters the Baroque through a Stravinskian prism.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2012

Musical collaborations historically have not been very successful, but Glass's hypnotic arpeggios and Moran's dry Stravinskian syncopations are harmoniously soldered in a chamber opera that should prove practical and durable.

From Time Magazine Archive