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The rite of spring : an original piano transcription of Stravinsky's 1913 ballet with annotations and historical notes

Abstract

Despite a century of notoriety and several published solo piano arrangements, The rite of spring remains relatively unperformed as a piano piece. Though a number of contributing factors exist--perceived unsuitability for arrangement, decline of the piano transcription tradition, compartmentalization of classical music culture-- significant deficiencies in the available transcriptions, with respect to factors ranging from playability to completeness, are largely to blame. Drawing on Stravinsky's orchestral score and four-hand arrangement, this work presents an original transcription of The rite of spring, using the nineteenth century virtuoso tradition as model. Annotations discuss transcriptive devices, resolution of manuscript irregularities, and comparison with previous published versions

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