The job was then offered to Glazunov, who declined it, as did  Sokolov.
The first composer hired to write it was Tcherepnin, who  completed two scenes before he quarreled with his choreographer  and quit. His replacement, Liadov, was fired for procrastination.  The job was then offered to Glazunov, who declined it, as did  Sokolov. In desperation, impresario Serge Diaghilev turned to an  unknown 27-year-old, and the rest is history. FTP, name this 1911  ballet inspired by Russian folklore and written by Igor Stravinsky.
The first composer hired to write it was Tcherepnin, who  completed two scenes before he quarreled with his choreographer  and quit.
The {Firebird} (accept L'Oiseau de feu, Zhar-ptitsa)