The Adoration of the Earth
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The Adoration of the Earth is the first section of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet *The Rite of Spring*, depicting a pagan celebration of spring through increasingly intense and rhythmically complex music.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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section of a ballet ⓘ |
| artisticDirectorAtPremiere | Sergei Diaghilev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | often grouped under The Rite of Spring (no separate opus number) ⓘ |
| characteristic |
increasingly intense music
ⓘ
rhythmically complex music ⓘ |
| choreographerAtPremiere | Vaslav Nijinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfPremiere | 29 May 1913 ⓘ |
| depicts | pagan celebration of spring ⓘ |
| genre | ballet music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Augurs of Spring – Dances of the Young Girls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dance of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Introduction ⓘ Procession of the Sage NERFINISHED ⓘ Ritual of Abduction NERFINISHED ⓘ Ritual of the Rival Tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Rounds NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-World War I Parisian avant-garde ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century orchestral rhythm ⓘ |
| inScore | Russian and French tempo and character markings ⓘ |
| keyConcept | ritualistic depiction of nature ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bitonality and dissonance
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complex rhythmic ostinati ⓘ irregular accents ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Part I of The Rite of Spring
NERFINISHED
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The Rite of Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rite of Spring: Pictures from Pagan Russia in Two Parts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert performance of The Rite of Spring
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staged ballet performance ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredWithCostumeDesigner | Nicholas Roerich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereReception | controversial ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | pre-Christian Slavic ritual ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristics | frequent tempo changes ⓘ |
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