The Rise of the Spring by Stravinsky

I attended a symphony orchestra at Alexander Kasser Theater in Montclair State University on Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 at 730 pm. The program was approximately an hour and a half long, with two part and a short intermission. The Rite of stand out (Le Sacre du printemps- 1913) by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was performed. There was an assortment of musical energy in parts of the introductory section of the symphony with a quantity of sections constantly changing rhythms.I really enjoyed the slicing, it was not too long to become fed up with and distracted. Listening to the piece made me feel undismayed in some points not knowing what could happen next, almost like to a movie. The Rite of Spring is a piece that tells a story, where in order for spring to rise, a young female must be chosen before the sage and dance to death. This piece is full of paradox, the music is incredibly dynamic, loud-voiced and soft, startling and delicate, and dark and it is extravagant.The Rise of the Spring is textured in its irregular time signatures and instrumental variation (trumpets, flutes, clarinets, bassoons, string arrangements, etc. ). There was a percussive use of strings, halting rhythms, and also irregular meters. The first act began with an opening solo of the Bassoon. Later on, half of the Violas played in B Minor when the early(a) half played B Major, then the trumpets enter, causing a dramatic importance in the piece.The t champions bounced off each other, making it sound much alike harmonically. Those strings would play in a strict rhythm together, suddenly following up with French horns. After the horns and trumpet, the music stops, the chosen one of the piece must become the sacrifice. Those famous measures have eleven quarter notes playing that show the nimbus of the chosen one. Every glorification of every measure is basically in a antithetical meter, and it is quite challenging to play as I witnessed.The very last quarter of the piece signifies th e flake of death, having the double bass play four different pitches at the same time. Whether or not it was lettered on Stravinskys part, the notes were in order of D-E-A-D. It sounds quite irregular but also entwined to make the piece sound superior, which is why Igor was very clever in his time to make such a copious piece here. Without hesitation, I would see another symphony similar to Stravinskys The Rise of the Spring.