My mind is blown all apart by the extreme polytonality in rehearsal number 42 of The Rite of Spring: www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravin...
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I think I'm starting to get the hang of Stravinsky. He's like Ravel, but instead of being focused on tone color, he was focused on doing new and crazier orchestrations every few seconds. www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravin...
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Two compositional elements become illuminated in The Rite of Spring, rehearsal number 56: www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravin...
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As ballsy as a soli as I've ever heard... this part is kinda like the heavy metal band that thought it a good idea to set up a gong on the drum riser (I thinks its a great idea!): www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravin...
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Slocore, Experimental Jazz and Post Rock, and Ballet: New music from Grande Valley Auction Incident and The Double Headed Seagulls, and continued craziness from the unboxing of The Rite of Spring by Stravinsky.
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As close as a fanfare as Stravinsky is gonna get: www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravin...
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This part of the Rite of Spring is pure dreadful brutality. One of my favorite parts of the piece: www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravin...
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When in doubt, repeat something mercilessly: www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravin...
When writing loud orchestral music, it seems you write details in to amuse yourself, far more than intending them to be heard: www.davewirthmusic.com/blog/stravin...
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Likely the most harmonically dense orchestral part I’ve ever heard or seen: Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Rehearsal Number 42.
Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Rehearsal Number 56
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Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Rehearsal Numbers 44 & 45: Overall, I think that Stravinsky and Ravel have something in common, or perhaps it's all composers have this in common: they will stick to…
