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Les Augures (Melody (4-note ostinato in bassoon at b.93-109. Fragmentary…
Les Augures
Melody
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New fragmented melody based on Russian folk tune enters at b.164 on the French horns. It is taken up and embellished with semiquavers and figure quarter and acciaccaturas at b.168, then alto flutes.
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Sonorities
Aggressive, repeated down bows and double-stopped chords. b.76-144 in violins II violas, celli and basses.
Evokes the barbaric and visceral effect of the music to convey the pagan, primitive style action on the stage and the aggression of the war-games, in preparation for the violence of the "Jeu Du Rapt". Repeated, ugly, violent sound of down bows were very unusual and evoked a passionate response from the audience.
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Use of col legno b.158-189 in violins II, violas, celli and basses.
Disturbing primeval sounds to evoke and foreshadow the violence of the "Jeu Du Rapt". Synchronised nature alludes to the synchronised movements of the dancers.
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Horns stamp out the accents from b.78 with a mechanised, clockwork response from the cor angles and bassoon from b.84-87.
Evokes the clockwork, almost machine-like response of the tribe and juxtaposition of their emotionless, mechanical actions with the actions of the machine age of the early 1900s. Matches the angular movements of the dancers.
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Rhythm
3 against 2 rhythms from b.91-101 triplet quavers in the solo trumpet part against pairs of quavers in the string chords.
Synchronised with the diverging movements of the old woman running around and a group of stamping young men.
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Syncopated French Horns
Reinforces the accented quaver chords at the start- synchronised with the dancers in the group of young men.
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