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The Rite of Spring

by Igor Stravinsky


Orchestration
3333-4331-timp+2-str
Arranger
Duration
33 minutes
Year Composed
1913
Year Arranged
1974

Notes

The work is split into two parts:

  • Part 1. Adoration of the Earth
    • Introduction
    • The Augurs of Spring—Dances of the Young Girls
    • Ritual of Abduction
    • Spring Rounds
    • Ritual of the Rival Tribes
    • Procession of the Sage
    • The Sage
    • Dance of the Earth
  • Part 2. The Sacrifice
    • Introduction
    • Mystic Circle of the Young Girls
    • Glorification of the Chosen One
    • Evocation of the Ancestors
    • Ritual Action of the Ancestors
    • Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)

Movements & Players Table


Part Name
Instruments
Flute 1
C Flute
Flute 2
C Flute
Flute 3
C Flute
Oboe 1
Oboe
Oboe 2
Oboe
Oboe 3
Oboe
Clarinet 1
Clarinet
Clarinet 2
Clarinet
Clarinet 3
Clarinet
Bassoon 1
Bassoon
Bassoon 2
Bassoon
Bassoon 3
Bassoon
Horn 1
Horn
Horn 2
Horn
Horn 3
Horn
Horn 4
Horn
Trumpet 1
Trumpet
Trumpet 2
Trumpet
Trumpet 3
Trumpet
Trombone 1
Trombone
Trombone 2
Trombone
Trombone 3
Trombone
Tuba
Tuba
Timpani
Timpani
Percussion 1
Tambourine, Bass Drum, Triangle, and Tam-Tam
Percussion 2
Guiro, Cymbals, Suspended Cymbals, and Crotales (or Glockenspiel)
Violin 1
Violin Section
Violin 2
Violin Section
Viola
Viola Section
Cello
Cello Section
Double Bass
Bass Section


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