The Firebird - suite (1911) (Finale)
... Dynamics: the volume of the sound or a note Crescendo: getting louder and louder Fanfare: a short, lively tune usually played on brass instruments Sequence: repetition of a short melodic phrase Try to introduce the above terms and their meanings to pupils during the lesson. LESSON Introducti ...
... Dynamics: the volume of the sound or a note Crescendo: getting louder and louder Fanfare: a short, lively tune usually played on brass instruments Sequence: repetition of a short melodic phrase Try to introduce the above terms and their meanings to pupils during the lesson. LESSON Introducti ...
MUSC 105, Homework #10, p. MUSC 105, Krumbholz Name
... Homework #10 (The 20th Century and Beyond) 1. During the 20th century, ________________ became a more important element of music than ever before, taking a major role, creating variety, continuity, and mood. 2. ________________ and ______________ are both composers of minimalist music. 3. A rapid sl ...
... Homework #10 (The 20th Century and Beyond) 1. During the 20th century, ________________ became a more important element of music than ever before, taking a major role, creating variety, continuity, and mood. 2. ________________ and ______________ are both composers of minimalist music. 3. A rapid sl ...
Igor Stravinsky`s “Symphony of Psalms” – a testimony of the
... In the musical landscape of the first half of the 20th century, Igor Stravinsky (18821971) asserted himself as a musician who undermined the normative values of the elements in the musical discourse. His creations were regarded from an analytical perspective in opposition with Arnold Schonberg’s mus ...
... In the musical landscape of the first half of the 20th century, Igor Stravinsky (18821971) asserted himself as a musician who undermined the normative values of the elements in the musical discourse. His creations were regarded from an analytical perspective in opposition with Arnold Schonberg’s mus ...
Archetypal Awakening in Igor Stravinsky`s The Rite of Spring
... completely rejecting the European principles of tonality. In this system musical pieces are composed according to a hierarchy of tones. One note, called the tonic, is the tonal center of the piece, while all of the other notes eventually resolve towards this center. The tonal system creates music th ...
... completely rejecting the European principles of tonality. In this system musical pieces are composed according to a hierarchy of tones. One note, called the tonic, is the tonal center of the piece, while all of the other notes eventually resolve towards this center. The tonal system creates music th ...
About the Music - portlandsymphony.org
... as Picasso and dancers such as Nijinsky. With the Ballet Russes, the very best of 20th century art came together under one roof. ...
... as Picasso and dancers such as Nijinsky. With the Ballet Russes, the very best of 20th century art came together under one roof. ...
I. =144 - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
... dramatic impact that is as fresh as when the works first appeared. The Story and the Music First Part: The Shrovetide Fair—The action of Pétrouchka takes place in the 1830s in Admiralty Square, St. Petersburg, during Shrovetide rejoicing. Stravinsky’s stunning orchestration and rapidly changing rhyt ...
... dramatic impact that is as fresh as when the works first appeared. The Story and the Music First Part: The Shrovetide Fair—The action of Pétrouchka takes place in the 1830s in Admiralty Square, St. Petersburg, during Shrovetide rejoicing. Stravinsky’s stunning orchestration and rapidly changing rhyt ...
ASOPROGRAM
... my respect for his music? Is it love or respect that urges us to possess a woman? Is it not by love alone that we succeed in penetrating to the very essence of a being? But, then, does love diminish respect? Respect alone remains barren, and can never serve as a productive or creative factor. In ord ...
... my respect for his music? Is it love or respect that urges us to possess a woman? Is it not by love alone that we succeed in penetrating to the very essence of a being? But, then, does love diminish respect? Respect alone remains barren, and can never serve as a productive or creative factor. In ord ...
october program notes
... company in the world at that time, bringing together dancers, musicians, and choreographers of the highest quality. Reminiscing about this commission some fifty years later, Stravinsky recalled how unsure he was about his ability to fulfill it. However, as he remembered: “...Diaghilev the diplomat a ...
... company in the world at that time, bringing together dancers, musicians, and choreographers of the highest quality. Reminiscing about this commission some fifty years later, Stravinsky recalled how unsure he was about his ability to fulfill it. However, as he remembered: “...Diaghilev the diplomat a ...
Igor Stravinsky “Petrushka,” Burlesque in four scenes (1911 version
... After the Paris season ended, the young composer went off with his family for a vacation in Switzerland, first to Vevey, then to Lausanne, with every intention of composing his planned ballet. But his musical fantasy took him in an utterly unexpected direction. Before starting the ballet (which he e ...
... After the Paris season ended, the young composer went off with his family for a vacation in Switzerland, first to Vevey, then to Lausanne, with every intention of composing his planned ballet. But his musical fantasy took him in an utterly unexpected direction. Before starting the ballet (which he e ...
HERE
... disapproval of Nijinsky’s too-modern choreography. In the 1920s Stravinsky left this nationalistic style behind and began experimenting with a return to classical form and structure whilst maintaining a modern-sounding approach to tonality and rhythm. Dubbed “Neo-classicism” (a term Stravinsky detes ...
... disapproval of Nijinsky’s too-modern choreography. In the 1920s Stravinsky left this nationalistic style behind and began experimenting with a return to classical form and structure whilst maintaining a modern-sounding approach to tonality and rhythm. Dubbed “Neo-classicism” (a term Stravinsky detes ...
Music, Politics and the People in the European 20th Century
... scenario. Basic scenario is of an ancient pagan Russian tribe which propitiates Spring through the selection of a Chosen One (a virgin) who dances herself to death before the tribe. iv. Structured in two large parts. Part I has eight sections, Part II has six. v. Composed for the largest orchestra S ...
... scenario. Basic scenario is of an ancient pagan Russian tribe which propitiates Spring through the selection of a Chosen One (a virgin) who dances herself to death before the tribe. iv. Structured in two large parts. Part I has eight sections, Part II has six. v. Composed for the largest orchestra S ...
Minnesota Orchestra
... orchestration of The Firebird, Igor Stravinsky had the most famous dream in the history of music: “I saw in imagination a solemn pagan rite: wise elders, seated in a circle, watching a young girl dancing herself to death. They were sacrificing her to propitiate the god of spring.” This idea became Th ...
... orchestration of The Firebird, Igor Stravinsky had the most famous dream in the history of music: “I saw in imagination a solemn pagan rite: wise elders, seated in a circle, watching a young girl dancing herself to death. They were sacrificing her to propitiate the god of spring.” This idea became Th ...
ISU Symphony Orchestra - Iowa State University MUSIC
... A true revolutionist, Charlie “Bird” Parker was born and raised in Kansas City, MO. When he was sixteen, he finished high school, got married, and finally put his hands on an alto saxophone. He spent the next several years practicing, according to an interview with Paul Desmond, “11 to 15 hours a da ...
... A true revolutionist, Charlie “Bird” Parker was born and raised in Kansas City, MO. When he was sixteen, he finished high school, got married, and finally put his hands on an alto saxophone. He spent the next several years practicing, according to an interview with Paul Desmond, “11 to 15 hours a da ...
Towards the Flame
... third child, Stravinsky moved his family to Lausanne. He began discussing a scenario for a new ballet on a prehistoric subject with the painter and designer Nicholas Roerich, which would be realized as Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), arguably the single most notorious work of the twentie ...
... third child, Stravinsky moved his family to Lausanne. He began discussing a scenario for a new ballet on a prehistoric subject with the painter and designer Nicholas Roerich, which would be realized as Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), arguably the single most notorious work of the twentie ...
NOTES: Akram Khan Dance Company
... continually evolves to communicate ideas that are intelligent, courageous and new, bringing with it international acclaim and recognition as well as artistic and commercial success. iTMOi (in the mind of igor) is the latest work from award-winning Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Akram Khan. Khan’s f ...
... continually evolves to communicate ideas that are intelligent, courageous and new, bringing with it international acclaim and recognition as well as artistic and commercial success. iTMOi (in the mind of igor) is the latest work from award-winning Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Akram Khan. Khan’s f ...
Chapter 7. The Rite of Spring (Stephen Edelglass)
... gain thrilling power through complex polytonal dissonance made possible by employing multiple musical keys simultaneously. Rhythms are immensely exciting as they are freed from rigid demands of meter. Such music requires active, wakeful, and fresh listening. It cannot be heard ...
... gain thrilling power through complex polytonal dissonance made possible by employing multiple musical keys simultaneously. Rhythms are immensely exciting as they are freed from rigid demands of meter. Such music requires active, wakeful, and fresh listening. It cannot be heard ...
Stravinsky - SFP Online!
... attended a performance of Stravinsky’s Fireworks, which opened the door to Stravinsky’s most successful period, his Russian period. ***Listening Example, Fireworks*** F. The Russian period is generally characterized by three major works; all ballets and all for Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe. They are, ch ...
... attended a performance of Stravinsky’s Fireworks, which opened the door to Stravinsky’s most successful period, his Russian period. ***Listening Example, Fireworks*** F. The Russian period is generally characterized by three major works; all ballets and all for Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe. They are, ch ...
An American Port of Call Adolphus Hailstork (1941–) Written: 1985
... Stravinsky landed in Paris, certain to take the city by storm. He needed more than talent to make his impression on Paris; he needed inspiration and, most importantly, an audience. Stravinsky found both in his association with the impresario Sergei Diaghilev and in the Ballets Russes. Diaghilev was ...
... Stravinsky landed in Paris, certain to take the city by storm. He needed more than talent to make his impression on Paris; he needed inspiration and, most importantly, an audience. Stravinsky found both in his association with the impresario Sergei Diaghilev and in the Ballets Russes. Diaghilev was ...
IGOR STRAVINSKY Symphony in C Moderato
... high degree of conceptual unity. This is more than a matter of stylistic consistency among the different portions of the work. Stravinsky binds the symphony’s various sections together with shared themes and motifs, the cross references being particularly stro ...
... high degree of conceptual unity. This is more than a matter of stylistic consistency among the different portions of the work. Stravinsky binds the symphony’s various sections together with shared themes and motifs, the cross references being particularly stro ...
Program Notes PDF - The Grant Park Music Festival
... became the first-ever recipient of the Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, which included residencies and teaching at Northwestern University; he has been granted honorary doctorates from Cambridge, Harvard and Northwestern universities, and the California Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement i ...
... became the first-ever recipient of the Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, which included residencies and teaching at Northwestern University; he has been granted honorary doctorates from Cambridge, Harvard and Northwestern universities, and the California Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement i ...
Igor Stravinsky Petrushka (1911 version)
... Punch and Judy puppets.) As with The Rite, it was Diaghilev who immediately saw the potential in Stravinsky's dazzling music for another dance classic: [Diaghilev] was so much pleased with it that he would not leave it alone and began persuading me to develop the theme of the puppet's sufferings an ...
... Punch and Judy puppets.) As with The Rite, it was Diaghilev who immediately saw the potential in Stravinsky's dazzling music for another dance classic: [Diaghilev] was so much pleased with it that he would not leave it alone and began persuading me to develop the theme of the puppet's sufferings an ...
suites - Boson Mo
... As a composer, Britten frequently drew from his British roots. His choices of musical form and harmonic structure as well as his settings of vocal music reflect the long-standing English preoccupation with dances and choral music. Eventually, Britten’s music will come to be known for their Marches, ...
... As a composer, Britten frequently drew from his British roots. His choices of musical form and harmonic structure as well as his settings of vocal music reflect the long-standing English preoccupation with dances and choral music. Eventually, Britten’s music will come to be known for their Marches, ...
Divergent Paths: Schoenberg, Stravinsky, and the 20th century
... Arnold Schoenberg (German) and Igor Stravinsky (Russian) shared similar paths. Both immigrated to the United States during World War II. Both began their American lives in Massachusetts and ultimately settled in Los Angeles. However, the two composers represent radically divergent compositional jour ...
... Arnold Schoenberg (German) and Igor Stravinsky (Russian) shared similar paths. Both immigrated to the United States during World War II. Both began their American lives in Massachusetts and ultimately settled in Los Angeles. However, the two composers represent radically divergent compositional jour ...
The Rite of Spring
The Rite of Spring (French: Le Sacre du printemps, Russian: «Весна священная», Vesna svyashchennaya) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Vaslav Nijinsky, with stage designs and costumes by Nicholas Roerich. When first performed, at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on 29 May 1913, the avant-garde nature of the music and choreography caused a sensation and a near-riot in the audience. Although designed as a work for the stage, with specific passages accompanying characters and action, the music achieved equal if not greater recognition as a concert piece, and is widely considered to be one of the most influential musical works of the 20th century.Stravinsky was a young, virtually unknown composer when Diaghilev recruited him to create works for the Ballets Russes. The Rite was the third such project, after the acclaimed Firebird (1910) and Petrushka (1911). The concept behind The Rite of Spring, developed by Roerich from Stravinsky's outline idea, is suggested by its subtitle, ""Pictures of Pagan Russia in Two Parts""; in the scenario, after various primitive rituals celebrating the advent of spring, a young girl is chosen as a sacrificial victim and dances herself to death. After a mixed critical reception for its original run and a short London tour, the ballet was not performed again until the 1920s, when a version choreographed by Léonide Massine replaced Nijinsky's original. Massine's was the forerunner of many innovative productions directed by the world's leading ballet-masters, which gained the work worldwide acceptance. In the 1980s, Nijinsky's original choreography, long believed lost, was reconstructed by the Joffrey Ballet in Los Angeles.Stravinsky's score contains many novel features for its time, including experiments in tonality, metre, rhythm, stress and dissonance. Analysts have noted in the score a significant grounding in Russian folk music, a relationship Stravinsky tended to deny. The music has influenced many of the 20th-century's leading composers, and is one of the most recorded works in the classical repertoire.