America

Igor Stravinsky

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Stravinsky

Russian composer and conductor Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky[a] was born in 17 June [O.S. 5 June] 1882 and died on 6 April 1971. He held dual citizenship in the United States (from 1945) and France (from 1934). He is regarded by many as one of the 20th century’s most significant and influential composers as well as … Read more

American Revolution

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Based on the ideas of the American Enlightenment, the American Revolution was an ideological and political uprising that took place in British America from 1765 to 1783. It set the stage for the American Revolutionary War, which broke out between 1775 and 1783 and resulted in the Thirteen Colonies gaining their independence from the British … Read more