Stravinsky and The Rite of Spring : the beginnings of a musical language / Pieter C. van den Toorn.

Author/creator Van den Toorn, Pieter C., 1938-
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©1987.
Descriptionix, 221 pages : illustrations, music ; 27 cm
Subjects
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Vesna svi͡a︡shchennai͡a︡.
Composers--Russia. --20th century.

Contents Point of order -- Sketches, editions, and revisions. The sketchbook ; The revisions -- Stravinsky re-barred. Music criticism ; Les Noces (1914-23) ; Histoire du Soldat (1918) ; "Evocation of the ancestors" ; "Sacrificial dance" ; A conclusion -- Rhythmic structure. Prototypes ; "Ritual of the rival tribes" ; "Procession of the sage" ; "Ritual of abduction" -- Pitch structure: a Russian heritage -- Part I: Pitch structure. Sketches for the "Augurs of spring" ; The octatonic pitch collection ; Preliminary survey ; The diatonic component ; The interval-5 cycle ; Summations -- Part II: Pitch structure. Introduction ; "Sacrificial dance" ; The pitch-class set ; Conclusions.
Abstract This book expands on the context of The Rite of Spring's conception as a ballet, the sketches, the emergence of a critical tradition, and the numerous revisions that followed its celebrated premiere on May 29, 1913.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliography (pages 215-217) and index.
LCCN 86031778
ISBN0520059581 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Music Music Stacks ML410.S932 V38 1987 ✔ Available Place Hold