Listen to the recording of Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), Introduction, by Stravinsky and take notes on what you he
ar. Pay particular to the following:Can you tell what instrument is playing at the beginning of the piece? How is it similar or different to the opening of Debussy’s Prélude à L’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun)?What instruments play in the opening section of this music? Are there strings? At what point in the music do you feel a definite change in mood? What happens at that point to create such a change?Can you feel a pulse to the music? Is it consistent throughout the music?What section of the orchestra is more prominent at the end of this piece than at the beginning?
