This composer was born in Russia at the end of the nineteenth century, experienced his early successes in Paris in the
years immediately preceding WWI, and died in New York in 1971. During his career he created masterpieces in many
different genres, and he personified the cultural pluralism and stylistic diversity of cutting-edge art music.
a. Debussy
b. Varése
c. Schoenberg
d. Copland
e. Stravinsky
ANSWER: e
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