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•Begins with steady pulse of eighth notes, then
accents it in a highly syncopated way
•He divides the 32 pulses into the highly irregular pattern of 9 2 6 3 4 5 and 3 counts
•The same chords that would sound ordered at a consistent tempo sound chaotic and dissonant
with his irregular meter
Stravinsky wants to make the audience uncomfortable by using syncopation, which is a sound being accented when you don’t expect it to be accented
•He creates a highly dissonant and jarring
texture
•The Introduction begins with a bassoon solo that is then layered with woodwind, brass and string fragments that build the music to a piercing climax
•Frequently uses aggressive changes in dynamics and texture to build the music to a highly agitated,
tension-filled conclusion
The introduction of Part Two begins with eerie half-lit textures suggesting a new dawn
•The eerie texture continues into the Mystical Circles of the Young Girls, until the savage interruption in the Glorification of the Chosen Victim with a massive timpani crescendo
•The piece comes to an end with harsh dissonance and irregular accents building to a dramatic conclusion
it is either very soft or building to a fortissimo climax
to the tension and contrast of the piece
Comes from an eclectic language
Uses musical elements such as: polytonality, dissonance, whole note scales, and octatonic (eight note) scales
In some parts, a steady pulse is set up, but random entrances and accents are thrown in.
In other parts, pulse is completely thrown out the window.
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