The Rite Of Spring Is Characterized By

1. Which Russian figure played a crucial role in the development of twentieth-century ballet?

Serge Diaghilev

Which of the following was the Paris-based Russian ballet company that commissioned Stravinsky to write several ballets?

the Ballets Russes

Which of the following figures was NOT associated with the Ballets Russes?

Monet

Who was the choreographer for The Rite of Spring?

Nijinsky

The Rite of Spring opened in Paris in 1913 to:

a near riot

6. Which of the following was the Russian-born composer who wrote music in post-Impressionist, primitivist, Neoclassical, and twelve-tone styles?

Stravinsky

Which of the following is NOT a Stravinsky ballet?

Daphnis and Chloé

Which of the following Stravinsky works is from his primitivist period?

The Rite of Spring

Stravinsky immigrated to ________ at the onset of World War II

the United States

The Rite of Spring is characterized by:

the percussive use of dissonance.
polyrhythms
polytonality
*all the above

The somewhat static quality of Stravinsky's melodies and harmonies can be attributed in part to the use of:

ostinatos

Which of the following musical elements in The Rite of Spring could be considered the most innovative?

unpredictable rhythms and meters

The Introduction to Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring begins with a melody played on the:

bassoon

14. Which of the following best describes the meter in Stravinsky's Dance of the Youths and Maidens, from The Rite of Spring?

unpredictable accents set against a duple mete