Four composers—all pupils of Rimsky-Korsakov who had possibly inherited his prejudices—refused before Diaghilev found his volunteer: Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), also a Rimsky-Korsakov pupil, but an ambitious member of a younger generation who had yet to make a name for himself and who therefore had everything to gain from the international exposure Diaghilev promised. In a couple of brightly colored orchestral scherzos the fledgling composer had shown a flair for féerie, the chief necessity for a “Miriskusnik” composer—that is, a composer in the spirit of Mir iskusstva and its aristocratic, decorative values. Stravinsky was invited to join the team.
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