Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Rehearsal Number 43

Rehearsal number 43

• I have so many questions for David Shipps. This part? Ridiculous.

• Melodically it's in C# Major

  • Flutes and piccolo

  • Oboes in English horn

  • I'm super confused about what he thinks the transposition is in the clarinets. Could use a little clarity there.

  • Strings, maybe??

• What on earth does eighth note equals eighth note mean? Seriously? It’s above every single bar… was that a typo?

• Bassoons playing a weird tritone pattern, all jumbled up. C and Gb

• French horns doing a partial choir thing…

  • French horns 1 & 2, 5 & 6, are doing melodic duties but in a different key than C# Major?

  • French horns 3 & 4, 7 & 8, are doing same note repetitions. The thing that I noticed Holst doing. It’s the “Melody on top, supporting notes beneith” thing.

  • This switch roles, A lot

• Whatever drugs Stravinsky was on, do share a bit. This is insane in a great way.