I come to Italy [1935] not only to make music, but also to be in a country that is moving forward vigorously, that affirms itself ever more rigorously, in which one sees everywhere the imprint, and one senses the will of an intelligent and powerful regime. I became a French citizen, but spiritually I am also a fascist, above all a fascist.
— Igor Stravinsky
Modern
Rite of Spring, modernist composer
