RITE OF SPRING

Question 1

bassoon

Answer 1

Haunting Mixolydian Lithuanian Floklore melody played by Basson (very unusual) - used to mimic the harsh tones of traditional village instruments

Question 2

Flutes and Clarinets

Answer 2

mimic birdsong

Question 3

Woodwinds

Answer 3

slither and coil like plants about to bloom

Question 4

Pizzicato strings

Answer 4

flutter like butterfly wings

Question 5

Bass clarinet

Answer 5

mimics ribbit of a frog

Question 6

Oboe

Answer 6

chirps like birds tweeting a single note

Question 7

rhythm of opening

Answer 7

No discernible rhythm, free and wild as nature itself

Question 8

stomping section

Answer 8

Irregular rhythms and stomping to mimic the stomping of village tribesmen

Question 9

Stomping section ‘Les Augures prinaniers’ (The Augurs of Spring)

Answer 9

bitonal
MDH
Heavy dissonance
Driving rhythmic pulse instead of harmony, stravinsky uses the whole orchestra to represent their barbaric nature
Fb major triad with an Eb7 chord superimposed - propelled by the eight horns punching out accents that are syncopated on and off beats.

Question 10

‘jeu du rapt’ ritual of abduction

Answer 10

diatonic mixolydian lithuanian folk melody
odd time signiatures
syncopation
unusual registers
section 43 new melodic material - homophonic - F# centre with additional notes
Cross rhythms
musical flourishes
44 V7 of Bb