Stravinsky

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Jay Garden
Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring: What Cooking Can Teach Us About Music
Have you ever followed a recipe carefully, only to find that the finished dish tastes different from what you imagined?Something similar happens in music. A musical score may contain every note, rhythm, and dynamic marking, yet two performances of the same piece can sound remarkably different.This is one of the...
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Jay Garden
Why This Moment Works: Stravinsky's Firebird (Finale)
Some musical moments stay with you long after the last note fades — not because they were loud, but because they felt earned.The finale of Stravinsky’s The Firebird is one of the clearest examples of this.It opens in stillness — a single melody, noble and unhurried, with no grand announcement....
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