The Rite of Spring topic

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Le Sacre du printemps (Russian: Весна священная, Vesna svjaščennaja)

The Rite of Spring, commonly referred to by its original French title, Le Sacre du printemps (Russian: Весна священная, Vesna svjaščennaja) is a ballet with music by the Russia composer Igor Stravinsky, which was first performed in 1913. While the Russian title literally means "Sacred Spring", the English title is based on the French title under which the work was premiered, although sacre is more precisely translated as "consecration". It has the subtitle "Pictures from Pagan Russia" (French:... full article at wikipedia

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20th century classical music

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Igor Stravinsky

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Rite of Spring	Igor Stravinsky
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Apollo / The Rite of Spring (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Simon Rattle)	Igor Stravinsky	Sep 11, 1989	Album
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Vaslav Nijinsky

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May 29 1913

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