About this episode

This episode wraps up a series on Igor Stravinsky by discussing his famous work, The Rite of Spring, and its shocking premiere.

In this episode of Busy Kids Love Music, we wrap up our three-part series on composer Igor Stravinsky with one of the most famous — and most shocking — pieces in music history: The Rite of Spring. When this ballet premiered in Paris in 1913, audiences expected graceful dancing and pretty melodies. Instead, they heard […]

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Host: Carly Seifert

Topics covered

• Igor Stravinsky
• The Rite of Spring
• ballet
• music history
• audience reactions

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Books & works: The Rite of Spring

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