What mode is the introduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth based on in The Rite of Spring?

Aeolian mode sounds archaic and evocative

The Rite of Spring Flashcards by Fanny Lin

When did The Rite of Spring premiere?

May 29, 1913

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Where did The Rite of Spring premiere?

Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris

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How did The Rite of Spring sensibly assault the audience?

with growling dissonance,

and primal rhythms

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What genre is The Rite of Spring?

ballet

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Who is the choreographer for The Rite of Spring?

Vaslav Nijinsky

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Who did the original sets and costumes in The Rite of Spring?

Nicholas Roerich

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What is the structure of The Rite of Spring?

in two part

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

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What are the performing forces of The Rite of Spring?

large symphony orchestra with expanded percussion

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When and where was The Rite of Spring set it?

pagan Russian during pre-Christian times

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What is the purpose of the tribal games and rituals in The Rite of Spring?

to ensure the fertility of the earth

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What happens in the Sacrificial dance in The Rite of Spring?

a chosen maiden dances herself to death

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

the highest register

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what are the score markings for the introduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

Lento, tempo rubato

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What mode is the introduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth based on in The Rite of Spring?

Aeolian mode

sounds archaic and evocative

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

changing meters

fermatas

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Which instruments play plaintive injections in the introduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

Fr horns,

clarinets

How is musical density achieved in the introduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

complex polyrhythms

How is tension maintained in the introduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

intense chromaticism

How is the primordial landscape suggested in the introduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

rich orchestral effects:

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

How is the musical tension dissipated in the introduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

return of the opening bassoon solo

How does the introduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth transition to the next section in The Rite of Spring?

the violins play an ostinato-like figure

How do the young men and women begin their rituals in the Dance of the Adolescents of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

stomping feet,

flailing limbs

How is primitivism evoked in the Dance of the Adolescents of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

through an elemental, pounding rhythm

What are the markings on the Dance of the Adolescents of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

Giusto (in strict time)

How are the strings used in the Dance of the Adolescents of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

percussively instead of lyrically

Which instrument reinforce the syncopation in the Dance of the Adolescents of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

Fr horns

Where are the dissonant harmonies derived from in the Dance of the Adolescents of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring??

b>polychords

What element from the introduction reappear in the Dance of the Adolescents of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

the ostinato figure from the transition

What kind of melody appears in the bassoons and contrabassoon in the Dance of the Adolescents of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

folk-like melodic fragments

What does the folk-like melodic fragments appear against in the Dance of the Adolescents of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

the stark, syncopated background of the strings

Which instrument introduces the short modal melody in the Dance of the Adolescents of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

the Fr horns

What does this short modal melody appear against in the Dance of the Adolescents of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

an evocative backdrop of trills (woodwinds), | and col legno technique (upper strings)

What begins to happen in the Game of Abduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

men dominate women, ritual becomes more frenzied

What is the time signature in Game of Abduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

begins 9/8

what is the tempo in Game of Abduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

Presto

what do the woodwinds and brass announce in Game of Abduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

fanfare-like figures

what is the marking under the score in Game of Abduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

marked marcatissimo (with much accentuation)

How does the dense orchestration accentuate the frenzied dance in Game of Abduction of Part 1: Adoration of the Earth in The Rite of Spring?

pizzicato and staccato articulation