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Nov 9, 2006 · Savage, hypnotic, and hell-bent, Igor Stravinsky’s ballet, The Rite of Spring, set off a shock wave that turned Paris’s Théâtre des Champs-Élysées into the scene of one of the most astounding opening nights in history. The raucous rebellion Stravinsky's score started first onto the stage.
Almost a hundred years ago, Igor Stravinsky shocked the Western world with his ballet score, The Rite of Spring, a highly charged and confrontational piece. ...
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Here is some material to supplement the “Keeping Score” website. It provides a scene by scene breakdown of the music we listen to. The music is telling, and the dancers are depicting a story. It is important that you know the specifics of that story.
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Mar 16, 2020 · The Rite of Spring seems a long work, but like Pierrot Lunaire, it is actually a collection of short pieces, specifically 13 pieces between one and five minutes each, organized in two large parts. Part 1 is The Kiss of the Earth with seven pieces; Part 2 is The Exalted Sacrifice with 6 pieces:
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Stravinsky’s ballet score is an epochal landmark in music. Its French and Russian (Vesna svyashchennaya) titles translate literally as The Coronation Of Spring. Its English title, The Rite Of Spring, lends a suitably chilling dimension, for the scenario is a pagan ritual in which a sacrificial virgin dances herself to death.
