The Rite of Spring (French: Le Sacre du printemps; Весна священная, Vesna svyashchennaya, "sacred spring") is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Vaslav Nijinsky, with stage designs and costumes by Nicholas Roerich. When first performed, at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on 29 May 1913, the avant-garde nature of the music and choreography caused a sensation and a near-riot in the audience. Although designed as a work for the stage, with specific passages accompanying characters and action, the music achieved equal if not greater recognition as a concert piece, and is widely considered to be one of the most influential musical works of the 20th century.
Original Name | The Rite of Spring |
Date of composition | 1913 (1912-1913) in Montreux, Switzerland |
Premiered | June 1912 by Claude Debussy |
Arrangement of | Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring |
Instruments | Piano - Duet ; |
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Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (reduction)
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Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps Igor' Fëdorovič Stravinskij: Le sacre du printemps Igor Strawinsky: Le sacre du printemps |