Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Rehearsal Numbers 19-22

Rehearsal numbers 19 and 20

• I like to think of this melody as the happiest, most Humpty Dumpty melody of the rite of spring

• The melody works great with the bassoons, and the trumpet at its bottom register is definitely flat sounding but works perfectly with the bassoons totally, somehow. I need to remember this combination

Rehearsal number 21

• flute sounds like a bird! Lovely grace notes from above sounds epically bird-like

• Notice the oboe switching the grace notes in the beginning of rehearsal number 21, but then the oboe one stops the grace notes due to the flutes grace notes and getting out of their way

• Beautifully written pointillism, in a way, for the passing round of the Humpty Dumpty melody. It just sounds awesome with all the weird instrumentation and ranges he's found.

Rehearsal number 22

• I love to see the violin solo trail at C4 which is mellow and the bassoon at C4 as well which is pleasant.

• I never thought of using trills to create an unsettling sound, nor have I thought it might be cool to double the woodwind and string solo instruments to make it a bit more powerful and weird sounding. why not!??