Composition: The Rite of Spring, K015 (Stravinsky, Igor)
| Title | Весна священная (Vesna svyashchennaya) |
| Alternative title | Le sacre du printemps ; The Rite of Spring |
| Creators | Igor Stravinsky (composer) |
| Opus | K015 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1910 |
| First published | 1913 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1980 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Ballets |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| View on IMSLP |  |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Editions Russes de Musique | 1922 | Complete Score (color) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | 1965 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (resized to A4) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | 1975 | Complete Score (edited) · view Part 1 (edited) · view Part 2 (edited) · view Complete Score · view Part 1 · view Part 2 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Editions Russes de Musique | — | Complete Score (mono) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Editions Russes de Musique | 1922 | Flute 1, 2, 3/Piccolo 2, Piccolo 1, Alto Flute · view Oboe 1, 2, 3, 4/English Horn 2, English Horn 1 · view Clarinet 1, 2, 3/Bass Clarinet 2 (A, Bb), Piccolo Clarinet (D, E), Bass Clarinet 1 (A, B) · view Bassoon 1, 2, 3, 4/Contrabassoon 2, Contrabassoon 1 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (F), 7, 8/Tenor Tuba 1, 2 (F, B) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (C), 4/Bass Trumpet (C, E), Piccolo Trumpet (D) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Tuba 1, 2 · view Timpani 1, 2 · view Triangle/Tambourine, Tam-Tam, Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1900 | Sketches (1911-13) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Editions Russes de Musique | 1913 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Orchestre national de France (orchestra) | Pierre Boulez (conductor) | 1. L'Adoration de la Terre · file 2. Le Sacrifice · file |
| view | Berliner Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Herbert von Karajan (conductor) | 1. L'Adoration de la Terre · file 2. Le Sacrifice · file |
| view | Columbia Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | composer (conductor) | 1. Adoration of the Earth · file 2. The Sacrifice · file Apropos Of Le Sacre (composer's comments) · file |
| view | London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Eugene Goossens (conductor) | 1. Adoration of the Earth · file 2. The Sacrifice · file |
| view | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Leonard Bernstein (conductor) | 1. The Fertility of the Earth · file 2. The Sacrifice · file |
| view | Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) | Igor Markevitch (conductor) | 1. L'Adoration de la Terre · file 2. Le Sacrifice · file |
| view | Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra) | Eugene Ormandy (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Antal Doráti (conductor) | 1. Adoration of the Earth · file 2. The Sacrifice · file |
| view | Boston Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Pierre Monteux (conductor) | 1. Adoration of the Earth · file 2. The Sacrifice · file |
| view | Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra) | Ernest Ansermet (conductor) | 1. L'Adoration de la Terre · file 2. Le Sacrifice · file |
| view | Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra) | Leopold Stokowski (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | composer (conductor) | 1. Adoration of the Earth · file 2. The Sacrifice · file |
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