Comparison of Two of Stravinsky's Opera Class Ballet

Opera Class Ballet
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Part A:
Vaslav Nijinsky recreates the idea of a sacrifice in The Rite of Spring dance there is focus on revitalizing the cycle of life based on the traditions of the Russian people (Stravinsky, 2010). The rhythm that is not always in accordance with the dance, but when the tempo is faster so are the dance moves. The piece is unique since Stravinsky uses rhythmic and dissonant violence in the dance and the dancers do not wear the typical dresses in ballet. The dissonance and irregular rhythm in the dance is a surprise because of the complexity involved in developing the theme.
The ballet Les Noces dance is characterize by ritual character and the rhythmic frenzy and depicts a peasant wedding, the music is based on Russian folk dance and music. The choreography was produced to represent the same things in the dance unlike classic ballet where the music has a less significant role to the music. There are few stylistic contrasts in Les Noces, with the few contrasts being the timbre and tempo as well as the voice (Stravinsky, 2010). The pe...