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Discuss “Stravinsky’s revolutionary ballet should inspire progressive thought”

I once attended a performance of Igor Stravinsky’s moving, monumental work, “Le Sacre du Printemps,” or “The Rite of Spring.” The piece is best known as the music during the story of the growth of life on Earth in Disney’s Fantasia. The eccentric and acclaimed 20th-century Russian composer’s risqué, controversial ballet told of an ancient pagan rite. A circle of sage elders watch a young girl, the “chosen one,” dance herself to death as a sacrifice to the god of spring. Its shocking images of human sacrifice, clashing chords, and unconventional tonal structure caused a riot at its 1913 Paris premiere.

Stravinsky’s work, whether intended or not, serves as commentary on our society. The piece depicts an ancient pagan rite...

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