Ritual of the Ancestors
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Ritual of the Ancestors is a climactic, intensely rhythmic section from Igor Stravinsky’s ballet *The Rite of Spring*, depicting a primal pagan ceremony leading toward human sacrifice.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical movement
ⓘ
section of a ballet ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
fertility rites
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pre-Christian Slavic paganism ⓘ |
| characteristic |
climactic
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complex rhythms ⓘ driving ostinati ⓘ highly percussive orchestration ⓘ intensely rhythmic ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia (composer’s nationality) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
events leading to human sacrifice
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pagan ritual ⓘ primal ceremony ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| genre | ballet music ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | 20th-century rhythm-focused orchestral writing ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th-century modernism ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementNumberWithinPart | late movement in Part II ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
builds tension toward the final sacrificial dance
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prepares the chosen victim for sacrifice ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dense orchestral textures
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irregular accents ⓘ layered rhythmic patterns ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitle | Le Sacre du printemps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Part II: The Sacrifice
ⓘ
The Rite of Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext | usually performed as part of The Rite of Spring ⓘ |
| premiereBalletCompany | Ballets Russes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereChoreographer | Vaslav Nijinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Pierre Monteux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1913-05-29 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Evocation of the Ancestors
NERFINISHED
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Glorification of the Chosen One NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacrificial Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | a few minutes ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentFamily |
brass
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percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| workType | orchestral music ⓘ |
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