By analyzingonmelody, harmonic, rhythm and generalstructureofmusic, the author discusses the formofmusicalorganism in Stravinsky s dance drama — Sacrifice to Spring.
Igor Stravinsky's introductory music serves more as atmospheric soundtrack than as direct accompaniment when Ivan is bewildered and seemingly distracted by longings that twist and animate his body.
But here, as with a segment called "Riffs on Agon" (which took inspirations of movement and music from Igor Stravinsky's "Agon, " a 1957 ballet by George Balanchine) and with the world premiere of "Orbit" (a composition for solo cello by Philip Glass), Lil Buck looked somewhat constrained held back by efforts based more on set choreography than improvisation.