Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Rehearsal Numbers 40 & 41

Rehearsal number 40

Pizzicato in violin I means this part is buried. Gone. Textural only. Violin II doubles the flute and piccolo, but with a measured tremolo. This sounds totally bonkers and I've got to remember to do it.
Wow! The trumpets! They sound like measured tremolo strings. They're so percussive and lively!
The French horn seems like it's hitting a D power chord in its melody while the flute section and violin II are hitting Eb mixolydian.
Trumpets seem like they hit an Eb7 chord which fits the flutes and violin II.
Violin I also hits an E flat seven cord
Maybe he likes the dissonance of dominant 7 chords in his polytonality?? Dunno.

Feels like brass were made for these sorts of lines.
- This seems like a very Ravel-like thing to do… A tone pyramid. Sweet!
Strings fully in a background role, here. It's one of those "you feel it more than you hear it" sorts of things. Come to think of it, strings are relegated to this role quite a bit in this piece so far.