... course of his life. His early music (for example, the Symphony in E flat) show the influences of his Russian models. His ballets show a wider range of influences, including that of Claude Debussy. By The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky had broken new ground entirely, writing in a complex rhythmic style and a harmonic style that included the use of polytonality. This increasing complexity came ... ...

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... masterpieces. For the artwork done in his ballets, Diaghilev imported the likes of Bakst, Braque, and Pablo Picasso to create amazing sets (7). His music was often created by composers like Claude Debussy, Satire, and the most important- Igor Stravinsky who Diaghilev discovered and launched a career for (Museum of Art, 27). Sergie Diaghilev was a 20th century Renaissance man of the highest degree ... ...

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