An Introduction to Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" (2003)

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1. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. Introduction, background and perspective
2. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. A gentle, other-worldly start; no sign of the
3. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. Music as mosaic; the composer as constructor
4. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. Two functions of metrical change: going with t
5. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. Or disrupting it: a sample of metrical violenc

1. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. Introduction, background and perspective
2. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. A gentle, other-worldly start; no sign of the
3. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. Music as mosaic; the composer as constructor
4. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. Two functions of metrical change: going with t
5. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. Or disrupting it: a sample of metrical violenc
6. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. A stealthy entry (clarinets)
7. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. Detour: the destabilising properties of chroma
8. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. On melodies, themes and motifs
9. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. The new cor anglais motif dominates
10. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. The oboe's rhythmic motif takes over
11. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. A primeval awakening
12. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. A panoply of Stravinskyan birdsong
13. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. A matter of mode
14. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction. Cue to Introduction
15. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 1. Introduction (complete)
16. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 2. The Augurs of Spring Dances of the Young Girls. The 'Rite of
17. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 2. The Augurs of Spring Dances of the Young Girls. The great ar
18. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 2. The Augurs of Spring Dances of the Young Girls. Putting the
19. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 2. The Augurs of Spring Dances of the Young Girls. The prevalen
20. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 2. The Augurs of Spring Dances of the Young Girls. Metre restor
21. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 2. The Augurs of Spring Dances of the Young Girls. The musical
22. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 2. The Augurs of Spring Dances of the Young Girls. An important
23. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 2. The Augurs of Spring Dances of the Young Girls. Another new
24. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 2. The Augurs of Spring Dances of the Young Girls. A crowded co
25. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," Narration with Musical Excerpts: Part 1. The Adoration of the Earth. 3. Rit