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Primitivism
- Made popular through Igor Stravinsky and his three ballets
- Rite of Spring (1913)
- One of most influential and controversial works in history
- People rioted, booed, and threw things
- Emancipated rhythm with polyrhythms and mixed meter
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF1OQkHybEQ
Primitivism
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- Intro
- What?!
- The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky
- Possibly the Most Important Singular Work in Western Music History
- Igor Stravinsky (1882-1961)
- Russian Composer, Lived in Paris, Moved to U.S.
- Wrote Everything
- Launched to Fame in Paris with Three Ballets: Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), Rite of Spring (1913)
- Rite of Spring (1913)
- Stravinsky Emancipated Rhythm
- Rite of Spring is a Ballet by Diaghilev and Najinsky
- Complex Rhythms, Crazy Meters, Timbres, and Dissonance
- Polytonality and Polyrhythms
- Primitive Aspect of Ballet and Story
- Historical Rites, Sacrifices, and Fertility
- Rite of Spring
- Premiered in 1913 and the Audience Rioted
- Example: Rite of Spring
- Melody
- Melody: Bassoon
- Harmony: Polytonality
- Form: A Ballet in Two Parts
- Tone: Harsh, Instrumental Extremes
- Meter: Mixed Meter
- Dynamics: Wide and Varied
- Texture: Quick Changes
- Rhythm!
- Why Important/Review





























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