Disney Vs Stravinsky

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The Disney version of the Rite of Spring and the Ian Stravinsky ballet are quite different, however, they do have some similarities. Such as they have the same music they do not change anything as far as the music goes. However their storyline is completely different. In the ballet version the story is that a girl must dance herself to death, as a sacrifice. But, in the Disney story, it’s completely different; Disney bases it off as the creation of the Earth and how the dinosaurs died. In Stravinsky’s storyline it goes from the Adoration of the Earth and The Sacrifice. Both include the introduction. In the Adoration of the Earth, the parts included are the Spring Rounds, the Ritual of Abduction, and the Dancing Out of the Earth. In The …show more content…

Then, the music starts to soften up a bit then it starts to come up a little and at once there’s a large flow of water. The tempo of the music is all over the place. Later, some creatures start to appear in the water then everything changes. The dinosaurs start to come in the music starts to rise, there’s thunder and fights between the dinosaurs. Then the music lowers it’s all a desert like area, when suddenly a stampede of dinosaurs comes in. All of a sudden dirt starts to fly in, some dinosaurs get stuck in mud, and then the music starts to fall. All of the dinosaurs die out and there are only fossils left. Then, an earthquake like disaster comes in, water comes back in then the bassoon plays again. As mentioned before the two versions have their similarities and their differences. The biggest difference of all has got to be their different story lines. However, even though their plot is completely different they have a few similarities, such as, they both end with something or someone dying. Also the music and the musical interments played are the same. Other than this the two are pretty much the complete opposite. I honestly think that the original suits it better because of how moving the music is with the ballet. The rhythm of the music is perfect of the dances. While is Disney version

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