The proper beginning of this work sees crashing, xylophone-tinged accents play over a repeated chopping string bitonal chord in two-four, which is cut off by the same high-register bassoon theme that plays solo at the very start.
Lawrence Morton's analysis of this work uncovered the unacknowledged influence of Jusz- kiewicz's Melodje ludowe litewskie, while more explicit direction was provided by folklorist Nicholas Roerich. The proper beginning of this work sees crashing, xylophone-tinged accents play over a repeated chopping string bitonal chord in two-four, which is cut off by the same high-register bassoon theme that plays solo at the very start. Its two parts are "Adoration of the Earth" and "The Sacrifice," at the end of which a young woman dances herself to death. Name this work depicting an imaginative reconstruction of a ritual from pagan Russia, a ballet of Igor Stravinsky that touched off a riot at its premiere.
Lawrence Morton's analysis of this work uncovered the unacknowledged influence of Jusz- kiewicz's Melodje ludowe litewskie, while more explicit direction was provided by folklorist Nicholas Roerich.
Le Sacre du printemps, ballet in 2 parts for orchestra or The Rite of Spring