Stravinsky Violin Concerto

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Stravinsky Violin Concerto is a neoclassical violin concerto by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its sharp rhythmic energy, distinctive harmonic language, and frequent use as a score for modern ballet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
violin concerto ⓘ
approximateDuration 22 minutes ⓘ
balletAssociation frequently used as a score for modern ballet ⓘ
catalogueStatus widely performed in the violin concerto repertoire ⓘ
choreographerAssociated George Balanchine ⓘ
commissionedBy Samuel Dushkin ⓘ
composer Igor Stravinsky ⓘ
dedicatedTo Samuel Dushkin ⓘ
difficultyLevel virtuosic solo part ⓘ
firstPerformer Samuel Dushkin ⓘ
genre concerto ⓘ
neoclassical music ⓘ
harmonicCharacteristic bitonal and dissonant sonorities ⓘ
historicalSignificance important example of neoclassical concerto form ⓘ
influenced 20th-century violin concerto writing ⓘ
influencedBy Baroque concerto grosso tradition ⓘ
key D major ⓘ
languageOfScore music notation ⓘ
movement Aria I ⓘ
Aria II ⓘ
Capriccio ⓘ
Toccata ⓘ
notableFeature distinctive harmonic language ⓘ
prominent use of double stops in the solo part ⓘ
sharp rhythmic energy ⓘ
use of motoric rhythms ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
orchestration violin and orchestra ⓘ
period 20th-century classical music ⓘ
placeInOeuvre major neoclassical work of Igor Stravinsky ⓘ
premiereConductor Igor Stravinsky ⓘ
premiereDate 1931-10-23 ⓘ
premiereLocation Berlin ⓘ
premiereOrchestra Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
publisher Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ
recordingHistory extensively recorded by leading violinists ⓘ
rhythmicCharacteristic frequent meter changes ⓘ
soloInstrument violin ⓘ
structureFeature each movement begins with a characteristic chord for solo violin ⓘ
style neoclassicism ⓘ
title Violin Concerto in D ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext ballet theatre ⓘ
concert hall ⓘ
usedAsBalletScore yes ⓘ
usedInBallet Agon (choreography by George Balanchine, partial use) ⓘ
Stravinsky Violin Concerto (choreography by George Balanchine) ⓘ
yearComposed 1931 ⓘ

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Wendy Whelan → notableWork → Stravinsky Violin Concerto ⓘ
Stravinsky Violin Concerto → usedInBallet → Stravinsky Violin Concerto (choreography by George Balanchine) ⓘ
linked to: Stravinsky Violin Concerto