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    Rite of Spring Orchestral Analysis

    Se Melody/Solo Countermelodies Background


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    0 Bassoon Horn

    1 Bassoon, then moves Clarinet 1 & bass clarinet 2 Clarinet 2 & bass clarinet 1
    to high clarinet and doubling doubling background
    back to bassoon
    2 English horn Clarinet 1, bass clarinet 2 and
    bassoon 1 double single note.

    3 Ends with bassoon 1, Bass clarinets 1 & 2 fade out. Bassoon 2 & 3 double and take
    moves to English horn turns background line, joined in by
    with some overlap bassoon 1
    4 High clarinet Bass clarinet 2 counter - Enter violins 2, violas with pizz roll
    embellishment - Horns 2, 3, 4 sustained chord then
    dovetailed with horns 6, 7, 8
    - Clarinet 2 sustained trill, repeated
    in clarinet 1 then clarinet 2 again.
    - Oboe static note rhythmic device
    5 Oboe Flute 1 & 2 atonal decorated - Trills doubled flute 3 & alto flute
    high phrases - Horns 1 sustained notes interval
    - Clarinet 1 chromatic descent - Horns 3 & 4 sustained 7th interval
    phrase
    Clarinet 2 sextuplet arpeggio
    - Bass clarinet partial chromatic
    descent
    6 - Alto flute + English - Flute 1 & 2 single sustained notes
    horn + bass clarinet 1 dovetailed into illusion of single
    = 3 melody polyphony. line.
    English horn bits - Flute 3 plays a 7th lower single
    support alto flute. sustained note, then moves into
    Bass clarinet melody to double alto flute.
    alternates with alto - Violins 1 sustained trill.
    flute & English horn. - Flutes 1 & 2 assist each other in
    - Flute 3 doubles alto playing a fast embellishment at the
    flute end
    - Bass clarinet - Flute 3 instructed to switch
    disappears instrument and becomes piccolo 2
    for next section
    7 Starts with high Rhythmic layers:
    piccolo, ends with - Piccolo 2 quintuplets
    English horn and - Flute 1 tremolo
    bassoon playing - Triplet pattern 1 – alternating
    polyphonically notes between alto flute and solo
    cello
    - Triplet pattern 2 – bass clarinet
    plays downward triplet jumps
    - Triplet pattern 3 – clarinets 1 and
    2 play unison
    - Triplet pattern 4 – slower paced
    notes played by oboe 2
    - Oboe 1 repeats same note
    followed by trill
    - Horns 1 & 2 sustained note then
    slow trill
    - bass clarinet 2 instrument switch
    to clarinet 3
    8 None Flute 1 Contrabass sustained note
    Alto flute Clarinet 1 + 2 & 3 triplet pattern
    High clarinet Bassoons 1 & 2 unison
    Contrabassoon tremolo
    9 Oboe, then joined Alto flute part continues Clarinet in A instrument switch to
    polyphonically with Flute 2 Bb clarinet
    high clarinet Clarinet 3
    Flute 3
    10 English horn, high Clarinet in A. - Bassoons 1 & 2 triplet unison
    clarinet, polyphonic. Piccolos 1, 2 and flute 2 play - Solo cello with mute
    Lastly oboe 1 becomes skipping pattern - 6 double basses – first 4 play
    solo. Flute 1, oboe 2 & 3, clarinet 3 harmonics, 5th plays with mute low
    play fluttertongue note, 6th uses pizzicato triplets to
    Trumpet in D enters muted reinforce bassoons

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