He wrote three notable ballets before the start of WW1 - "The Firebird" (1910), "Petrushka" (1911) and "The Rite of Spring" (1913). "Pulcinella" was composed just after the end of WW1.
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What happened to the demands of the type of production after the war?
After the war, the lavish earlier type of production with large instrumental demands was no longer appropriate.
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When was this suite completed?
This suite was completed in 1922, and contains 8 of the original 20 movements.
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Who did Stravinsky use the work of as a starting point for this work?
Baroque composers.
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How many players did the original 18th century pieces that Stravinsky used for these three excerpts have?
They had a maximum of four players.
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What sort of stopping is used in the violin music in the Sinfonia?
Both double and triple stopping is used, i.e. Violin 2, bars 1-4. The 'non div.' direction indicates that this technique is to be used as opposed to splitting the notes between the violins in the group.
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How is the full tutti music emphasised in the Vivo?
It is emphasised by loud dynamics (i.e. bars 33 and 37).
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What does the 'Du talon' marking mean in bar 12 of the Vivo?
"Played at the heel of the bow".
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What is the main texture in the Sinfonia?
Melody dominated homophony.
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Where do we get a glimpse of original trio sonata origins?
In bar 12, two violin parts playing in thirds above a quaver bass line.
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Which texture is used in bar 23?
Homorhythm.
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Which texture is used in bar 38 of the vivo?
Heterophony.
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Which structure does the Sinfonia use?
Rounded binary - there is an imagined double bar at the end of bar 15.
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Describe the sections in the Sinfonia.
Section A (bars 1-15, also counts as the 1st half), Section B (bars 16-32), Section A1 (bars 33-end). Section B and Section A1 makes up the second half.
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What happens in bar 80?
The second half is repeated. The second phrase starts before the first finishes, overlapping with the last two notes (bar 82).
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When does the main tune reappear?
In bar 53, with unaccompanied bass.
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Which key is the Sinfonia in?
G major. It then modulates to D major in bar 4, as the Baroque original does, and then moves through other closely related keys (from bar 16) before ending in the tonic key.
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Where is the music taken to B minor?
A modulating sequence is used in bars 21-23, and takes the music from G major to B minor through A major.
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Where is there use of a circle of fifths?
Bars 7-9.
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How is the cadence effect altered in the second beat of bar 2?
The 2nd beat of bar 2 should be a dominant 7th (D-F#-A-C), instead, the G in oboe 2 and violin 2 clashes with the F#.
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How does the harmony in the oboe relate to the tonality in bars 43-46 of the Gavotta?
The oboe outlines the tonic and subdominant chords (D and G).
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How is a discord created in bar 44 of the Gavotta?
The tonic chord produces a powerful discord, with the F# in violin clashing with the G in oboe and bassoon 2.
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Where is a suspension heard?
In the solo cello part in bars 7-9 (Sinfonia), the long held notes end in suspension which resolves ornamentally.
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Where is a 7th chord used?
A dissonant G major 7th chord is used at the beginning of bar 7.
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How does Stravinsky's melody relate to the original?
Stravinsky's melody lines tend to follow the 18th century originals particularly closely.
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How is ornamentation used?
Stravinsky sometimes exaggerates ornamentation to make the music sound even more 18th century in character. the exaggeration of stylistic effects was a common feature of Neo-Classical style, e.g. the frequent trills bars 7-9.
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Where is there use of grace notes?
Grace notes are used bar 5 beat 2. this kind of group of grace notes is called 'gruppetti', literally meaning 'little groups'.
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How are passages often used in phrases?
Phrases often feature passages in conjunct style followed by a large leap i.e. in bar 1 of the Sinfonia, where a downward leap of a perfect 5th interrupts conjunct movement.
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What sort of rhythms are an important feature of the Sinfonia?
Dotted rhythms are an important feature of the main Sinfonia tune, and especially in the sequence section, bars 7-9.
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What happens to the time signature?
Occasionally changes in time signature as in bar 11, where he adds an extra beat to the original melodic idea. This results in a change to 2/4 and then 3/4.
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Which time signature does Variation 11 use?
6/8.
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What does 'staccatiss. e secco' mean?
"Very detached and dry" - bar 46 in the Vivo,emphasises short note lengths.
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