Another way that Stravinsky was influenced by Rimsky-Korsakov involves his use of diatonic and octatonic scales. Rimsky-Korsakov in his writing would often use diatonic scales to represent human characters while the octatonic scales would represent supernatural beings. As a result‚ Stravinsky utilises this technique in many of his works in the Russian period. This is seen in his ballets‚ The Firebird‚ Petrushka and The Rite of Spring‚ all of which contain the two representations of “diatonic” human
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Music History Research Paper on Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring I. Introduction A. The music and choreography of the premiere Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring on the 29th of May 1913‚ in Paris‚ France changed the form and sentiments of ballet by challenging conventional expectations of the past‚ transforming the work into the acclaimed masterpiece and milestone in ballet it is today. II. Stravinsky- brief background of life up until the premiere of The Rite of Spring A. Birth and Life in Russian
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Biography: Igor Stravinsky Learning Igor Stravinsky’s life was very inspiring in many ways. One of the most inspiring trait of Igor Stravinsky was his drive to become a composer. He had the mindset of becoming a composer although every aspect in his life went towards a different path. This composer had contributed new insights to classical music in his time. His work was highly praised by the people in the industry that it was influential to every aspiring music composers. He introduced many methods
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Swan Lake and The Rite of Spring are ballet performances with Russian backgrounds. Swan Lake‚ a well known classical ballet‚ was choreographed by Marius Petipa in the late 1800s. The Rite of Spring‚ however‚ was performed in the early 1900s with a contemporary twist on classical ballet choreographed by Vaslav Nijinksy. Both pieces presented numbers of similarities such as the dancers‚ symmetry on stage‚ the act of pantomiming and music. The dances contained the principals and the corps de ballet
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“No era has done more to define the image and essence of ballet than the Romantic decades…” (Garafola‚ 1997‚ p.1). Just like the Romantic Era‚ Romantic ballets were irrational‚ mystical and exotic; Romantic characteristics from other art forms influenced their creation (Wilson‚ 1974). Notable choreographers like Perrot‚ Taglioni‚ Corali and Petipa created ballet blancs which acted as models for the rest of the era. A Romantic ballet had to incorporate specific characteristics in its storyline‚ setting
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19th and 20th Century composers: Claude Debussy‚ Igor Stravinsky‚ and Bela Bartok Many composers existed during the 19th and 20th centuries who defied the principles of common practice tonality. In my opinion‚ Claude Debussy‚ Igor Stravinsky‚ and Bela Bartok are great examples of composers who often refused to follow the norms. Each of them created new compositional methods and structures and each had their own reasons for doing so. In the end‚ their innovation and originality is what has kept
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Alexei Ratmansky was born on August 27‚ 1968 in Leningrad Russia (Alexei Ratmansky‚ 2016.). He started dancing at the young age of four to the sound of music‚ Alexei moved very amicably to the musical beats. At the age of ten he was enrolled in what was known as the Bolshoi Ballet but is now the Moscow State Academy of Choreography (Alexei Ratmansky‚ 2016). He and his classmates had grown to have tremendous respect for their teacher‚ Pyotr Pestov. He can recall how classes were like‚ he compared
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Born in 1882 in Oranienbaum‚ Russia‚ a city southwest of St. Petersburg‚ Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian/American composer who was described as one of the most important composers in the 20th century. Stravinsky was even named by Time Magazine’ as one of the most influential people of the century. Stravinsky made many special contributions to music in the 20th century which were wide and varied. His material was raw and produced a fresh and new sound for the 20th century world of music
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History of Jerome Robbins 1918-1998 Jerome Robbins is known as a world-renowned choreographer of ballets created for the New York City Ballet‚ Ballets U.S.A.‚ American Ballet Theatre‚ and other international companies. In addition he also received recognition for his work don’t in commercial theater. He was a director of musicals‚ plays‚ and movies and television programs. This dual interest produced a staggering number of ballets and staging of musical plays‚ notable for their diversity
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Background Alexander Borodin‚ though a practicing chemist‚ frequently composed in his freetime. Borodin’s pieces are characteristic of Russian Romantic music‚ a distinct culture within the Romantic era. The opera Prince Igor‚ completed posthumously in 1890‚ is often considered his masterpiece‚ telling the story of Russian Prince Igor’s conquest of nomadic tribes. One of the most spectacular elements of Prince Igor is the “Polovtsian Dances‚” a dance performed at the end of the second act. “Polovtsian
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