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World Service,25 Oct 1999,4 mins

The Start of Modernism in Music

My Century

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Lina Lalandi knew Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky towards the end of his life, and remembers him composing and conducting until his death in 1971. His work had a revolutionary impact, and the 'Rite of Spring' marked the start of modernism.

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