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Score and Parts Concert Band (Score & Parts) - Grade 4 SKU: HL.4004206 Composed by Igor Stravinsky. Arranged by Robert Buckley. MusicWorks Grade 4. Classical. Duration 390 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.4004206). UPC: 888680062644. 9.0x12.0x0.751 inches.The premier performance of The Rite of Spring in 1913 is the stuff of legend. There was disagreement among the people who attendedas to whether it was the music or the choreography that caused the near-riot in the audience. Since then The Rite has been performed regularly and is considered to be one of the most influential works of the 20th century, laying the basis for modern jazz, film music and even heavy metal. It's all here: the driving rhythms, haunting Russian folk melodies, brilliant scoring, crunching harmonies and the epic drama! The intention with this arrangement for band was to stay as true as possible to the original and choose the sections that would work well in this context. Sure to become a valued and important addition to the wind band repertoire! Dur: 6:30.