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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Savage and primitive, hypnotic and hell-bent, Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring turned Paris into the scene of one of the most astounding opening nights in history. In this episode of Keeping Score, the clutching tendrils of the music pull us back through France and Russia to the wild abandon of pagan times.

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Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 10pm

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20th Century, dance, folk tunes, Rite of Spring, Russia, Stravinsky

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Stravinsky: The Players Behind
The Rite of Spring

Of the Rite of Spring, Diaghilev’s ballet master Enrico Cecchetti was quoted as saying “I think the entire thing was done by four idiots.” Learn more about the four men behind The Rite of Spring – Stravinsky, the composer; Roerich, the designer; Diaghilev, the empresario; and Nijinsky, the choreographer.

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November 2006

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Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, Paris, history, dance

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Stravinsky: MTT on Meter: Conduct In 4 & 5

Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas demonstrates how he conducts a section of The Rite of Spring in 4-5. Afterwards, he recalls his experience with Stravinsky's unorthodox conducting style.

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November 2006

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Stravinsky, rhythm, MTT, meter, conducting

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Stravinsky: MTT on Meter: Conduct In 3

Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas demonstrates how he conducts a section of The Rite of Spring in 3. Then, try your hand at conducting in this unique interactive game.

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November 2006

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Stravinsky: MTT on Meter: Conduct In 2

Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas demonstrates how he conducts a section of The Rite of Spring in 2. Then, try your hand at conducting in this unique interactive game.

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November 2006

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Stravinsky: MTT on Meter and Conducting

Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas talks directly to you about rhythm and meter, demonstrating how to conduct in 2, 3, and 4-5. Then, try your hand at conducting in this unique interactive game.

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November 2006

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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Ballet
Part 2

The second part opens with the Mystic Circles of the Maidens and ends with the Sacrificial Dance. Excerpts present the music, choreography and incredible scenery of Stravinsky’s score and of the ballet. Click “What’s going on” to hear reconstructionist Millicent Hodson describe the movement in the ballet.

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November 2006

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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Ballet
Part 1

The Score to The Rite of Spring, Part I, annotated and presented with sketches from the choreographic reconstruction by Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer.

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November 2006

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Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring: The Premiere's Story

May 29, 1913, a night that will be forever infamous as a night so chaotic, so outrageous that it incited a riot. Learn more about the events as they transpired at the première of Le Sacre du Printemps that night at Le Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

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November 2006

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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Part II - The Sacrifice

The second part opens with the Mystic Circles of the Maidens and ends with the Sacrificial Dance. Seven excerpts present the music, choreography and incredible scenery of Stravinsky’s score and of the ballet. Mouse over the “markups” to learn more about key moments in this movement. Click “Learn More” to see sketches from the choreography and to hear a narrative of the ballet by ballet reconstructionist Millicent Hodson.

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November 2006

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Stravinsky, Score, Russia, dance