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SYMHC Classics: The Rite of Spring Riot

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Sound of the Bassoon

Bassoon, e flat clarinet and a bass clarinet were among the unusual instruments used. The dancers weren't gracefully pirouetting about but jumping up and down with both feet together. A contemporary San Francisco symphony musician has described the sound as a jungle.

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