Primitivism: Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Key Terms Ballet Russes Sergei Diaghilev kutchka Vaslav Niinsky Nichoas Roerich Polychord Ostinato Periodization 1. “Russian” period (to 1918) 2. “Neoclassical” period (1919-51) -Paris 1920-39 -California 1939-69 -NYC 1969-71 3. “Twelve-tone” period (1951-71)
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Primitivism:Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Key Terms
Ballet RussesSergei Diaghilev
kutchkaVaslav Niinsky
Nichoas RoerichPolychordOstinato
Periodization1. “Russian” period (to 1918)2. “Neoclassical” period (1919-51)
-Paris 1920-39-California 1939-69-NYC 1969-71
3. “Twelve-tone” period (1951-71)
Ballet Russes (1909-29)Sergei Diaghilev, director
Sergei Diaghilev, Vaslav Nijinsky, Igor Stravinsky
Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950)
(Left) Nijinsky as the faun in Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, 1894, performed as a ballet by Ballet
Russes in 1912.
Stravinsky and Ballet Russes
Firebird, 1910 Petrushka, 1911
Joffrey Ballet, reconstructed performance 1987
Rite of Spring: structure and intention
PART I (“A Kiss of the Earth”)
IntroductionThe Augurs of SpringDances of the Young GirlsRitual of AbductionSpring RoundsRitual of the Rival TribesProcessions of the SageThe SageDance of the Earth
PART II (“The Exalted Sacrifice”)IntroductionMystic Circles of the Young GirlsGlorification of the Chosen OneEvocation of the AncestorsRitual Action of the AncestorsSacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)
