
SYMHC Classics: The Rite of Spring Riot
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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The Righte of Spring by Sergei Strevinsky
The right of spring is a ballet by Russian composer strevinsky. Strevinsky also wanted to make something uniquely russian. He was also patriotic, like rimsky korsikov or dioglev and he really liked fairy tales and russian legends especially. In the ballets case it's not just a harvest festival - it's a pagan human sacrifice. The chosen one, as a young maiden, dances herself to death. Though it's a disturbing story, o celebration yet, and to achieve that haphazard, distorted sound of the celebration.
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