Just listened to the Rite of Spring for the first time, and I... don't get it? There were some interesting ideas but the piece just feels like movie music for a movie that doesn't exist. A lot of it feels like background music and the progression of the piece seems unnatural, like movie soundtracks do when listened to on their own. Yes, I know it was a ballet, but it seems to be very well-regarded as just a piece of music. I don't understand why...

i prefer firebird

You know of course it was a movie music before they were invented? It set the soundtrack of the 20th century, sure it might not sound very significant now, after 100 years of people copying it.

>>127076472
You could apply the same argument to the Planets and I think that holds up very well on its own.

>>127076412 (OP)
He wrote it for Fantasia

>>127076412 (OP)
>the piece just feels like movie music for a movie that doesn't exist
Congratulations, you just discovered programmatic music.
Anyway, The Rite of Spring is influential but a bit overrated. Maybe you listened to a bad performance too.

>>127076477
Yes but that was supposed to be understood on it's own and not part of a ballet. Also the Planets was much more rooted in the past and germanic symphonic tradition in terms of sound while the Rite was much more modernist and forward looking despite the ancient themes.

>>127076547
>while the Rite was much more modernist and forward looking despite the ancient themes.
If anything that should make it more interesting on its own, no?

>overrated
it's rated perfectly fine, you're just a snowflake contrarian trying too hard to sound smart

holy shit this stravisnky guy is pretty fuckin heavy

Haven't listened to it but I'm sure it sucks

I love les noces, magma fans would love it

Its a masterpiece. The first 10 minutes of so is some of the best music ever composed. try listening a couple more times

>>127077935
You're seem butthurt people have opinions and don't agree on everything. It's overrated in the context of ballet music and Stravinsky's own works. There are more interesting pieces out there.