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The Rite of Spring Flashcards

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When did <i>The Rite of Spring</i> premiere?

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May 29, 1913

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Where did <i>The Rite of Spring</i> premiere?

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Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris

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How did <i>The Rite of Spring</i> sensibly assault the audience?

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with growling dissonance,

and primal rhythms

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What genre is <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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ballet

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Who is the choreographer for <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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<b>Vaslav Nijinsky</b>

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Who did the original sets and costumes in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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Nicholas Roerich

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What is the structure of <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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in two part

Part 1: The Adoration of Earth
Part 2: The Sacrifice

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What are the performing forces of <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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large symphony orchestra with expanded percussion

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When and where was <i>The Rite of Spring</i> <b>set it</b>?

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pagan Russian during pre-Christian times

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What is the purpose of the <u>tribal games and rituals</u> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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to ensure the fertility of the earth

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What happens in the <u>Sacrificial dance</u> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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a chosen maiden dances herself to death

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In which register does the bassoon play the opening melody in the <b>introduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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the highest register

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13
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what are the score markings for the <b>introduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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<i>Lento, tempo rubato</i>

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What <b>mode is the <b>introduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> based on in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?</b>

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<b>Aeolian mode</b>

sounds archaic and evocative

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How is the <b>pliable rhythm</b> (flexibility) achieved in the <b>introduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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changing meters

<i>fermatas</i>

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16
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Which instruments play <b>plaintive injections</b> in the <b>introduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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Fr horns,

clarinets

17
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How is musical density achieved in the <b>introduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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complex polyrhythms

18
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How is tension maintained in the <b>introduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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intense chromaticism

19
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How is the <b>primordial landscape</b> suggested in the <b>introduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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rich orchestral effects:

flutter-tongue (woodwinds),
harmonics (upper strings)

20
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How is the musical tension dissipated in the <b>introduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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return of the opening bassoon solo

21
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How does the <b>introduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> transition to the next section in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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the violins play an <i>ostinato</i>-like figure

22
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How do the young men and women begin their rituals in the <b>Dance of the Adolescents</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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stomping feet,

flailing limbs

23
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How is primitivism evoked in the <b>Dance of the Adolescents</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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through an elemental, pounding rhythm

24
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What are the markings on the <b>Dance of the Adolescents</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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<i>Giusto</i> (in strict time)

25
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How are the strings used in the <b>Dance of the Adolescents</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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percussively instead of lyrically

26
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Which instrument reinforce the <b>syncopation</b> in the <b>Dance of the Adolescents</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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Fr horns

27
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Where are the dissonant harmonies <b>derived</b> from in the <b>Dance of the Adolescents</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>??

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b>polychords

28
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What element from the <b>introduction</b> reappear in the <b>Dance of the Adolescents</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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the <i>ostinato</i> figure from the transition

29
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What kind of melody appears in the bassoons and contrabassoon in the <b>Dance of the Adolescents</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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folk-like melodic fragments

30
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What does the folk-like melodic fragments appear <b>against</b> in the <b>Dance of the Adolescents</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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the stark, syncopated background of the strings

31
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Which instrument introduces the short <b>modal melody</b> in the <b>Dance of the Adolescents</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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the Fr horns

32
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What does this short <b>modal melody</b> appear against in the <b>Dance of the Adolescents</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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an evocative backdrop of trills (woodwinds),

and <i>col legno</i> technique (upper strings)

33
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What begins to happen in the <b>Game of Abduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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men dominate women, ritual becomes more frenzied

34
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What is the time signature in <b>Game of Abduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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begins 9/8

35
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what is the tempo in <b>Game of Abduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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<i>Presto</i>

36
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what do the woodwinds and brass announce in <b>Game of Abduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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fanfare-like figures

37
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what is the marking under the score in <b>Game of Abduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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marked <i>marcatissimo</i> (with much accentuation)

38
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How does the <b>dense orchestration</b> accentuate the frenzied dance in <b>Game of Abduction</b> of <b>Part 1: Adoration of the Earth</b> in <i>The Rite of Spring</i>?

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<i>pizzicato</i> and <i>staccato</i> articulation

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