The Rite of Spring

Vaslav Nijinsky was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer born March 12, 1889 in Kiev, Ukraine. In the world of ballet, Nijinsky was known as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He gained his popularity and recognition for his intense commitment to characterizations, artistry, and extreme focus on techniques. Those achievements were gained within the time span of nine years—compared to other artists of that time, it took decades or even after their career for their work to be…

The Nutcracker and The Rite of Spring are some of the most influential ballets ever produced. In this paper, I will be describing the composers, what influenced the writers, what the ballets are about, and I will contrast the two works of art. Since these greats works of art are so influential, it is important to talk about them their importance when they were created and what impact they still have today. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky or better known as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovosky, was the man who…

not take my girl friend since I have a paper I need to write, and a Classical concert that I have never been too. So I got these two tickets for the Plano Symphony Orchestra that was conducted by Hector Guzman. The event was for Stravinsky’s Rite Of Spring. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky is a Russian composer, and conductor He was born in Russia 1882. He is known to be one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century. “A study of his work automatically touches on almost every…

piece quite received quite the same reception as Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. As a paganistic approach to the rebirth and celebration of nature, the piece astonished audiences with its forceful and earth-like tones. However, the world premiere induced a massive riot throughout the audience, which rendered the orchestra inaudible. The chaos that ensued angered Stravinsky, who was displeased with humanity as a whole. In the Rite of Spring, Stravinsky expressed the magnificent paganistic commodity…

“The Rite of Spring”. “The Rite of Spring” was a piece which caused Igor Stravinsky to go down in history as someone who challenged the norms of music and who changed music traditions forever. As you will see further on in my essay Stravinsky's innovative ideas were not initially loved and respected but instead frowned upon and hated. I can personally relate to some concepts within Stravinsky's performance as I am a dancer and have performed pieces by Breandán De Gallaí such as “The Rite of…

are found. Some significant influences I found in the video was the other actor in the video, who talked to Stravinsky so much influenced him greatly. He also uses some instruments to influence people like he uses the duduk. I believe that The Rite of Spring is truly one of the greatest milestones in art music repertory because how groundbreaking and different it is.…

classical piece. Everything about the performance was odd and unusual. The music, costumes, and dancing were unsettling. The story of Pagan sacrifice was frightening for some audience members. Some say Diaghilev was a large influence for writing The Rite of Spring, but most of it was rooted deep in his personality. He enjoyed provoking people’s senses and seeing different kinds of reactions he can get to the music. While Stravinsky felt like a failure, Diaghilev was relishing in the uproar. He…

Modris Eksteins, who was born in Latvia and immigrated to Canada as a young child with his parents and sister in the 1950s, published the Rites of Spring: The Great War and Birth of the Modern Age in 1989 and the work has since been named one of the best one hundred books published in Canada by The Literary Review of Canada. Just by reading the title the audience is becomes aware that the book is about the First World War. Even without opening the book some may be able to infer that Eksteins…

This genre of music does not intrigue me as much as it should with my background in ballet dancing, but how it plays on emotions throughout the piece cannot be ignored. One in particular is at 3’57” when the dancers start to celebrate the arrival of spring. I liked how the dynamics of the song matched up with the dancing. Different sections of the orchestra gave each dancing group their own music while simultaneously making one sound. The tempo changes to depict the running of the old woman in…

their own identity they must choose to the best way to express their feelings through art. Sometimes finding your own way can be dangerous and scary, but getting past those feelings can be rewarding. Breaking from the norm was exactly what the Rite of Spring and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon did. Ground breaking can be controversial and dangerous when it is perceived as disrespectful and degrading. I will show how these two pieces of work from Igor Stravinsky and Picasso did just that all the while…