The Rite of Spring Autograph Score
Facsimiles of collected essays help ring in The Rite's 100th
Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the premiere of The Rite of Spring, the Paul Sacher Foundation and Boosey & Hawkes have just made available three special edition publications that highlight the work that changed the musical landscape of the 20th century. Published for the first time, these volumes include: an annotated facsimile of the magnificent autograph full score of The Rite of Spring, another of the composer’s version for piano four-hands, and a new collection of essays by leading Stravinsky scholars.
Facsimile of the autograph full score
Edited by Ulrich Mosch
With an introduction in German and English
This magnificent manuscript is undoubtedly one of the most important documents, not only of Stravinsky’s oeuvre, but of the entire holdings of the Paul Sacher Foundation. The expressive calligraphy, for which the composer had a fine talent, distinguishes the autograph score in a very special way. Abounding in corrections as well as conducting and publication markings, this manuscript initiated a long process of revision that lasted for decades as the work was extensively edited for publication from 1922 onwards. The edition allows a wider readership to see Stravinsky’s Rite in its original forms for the first time, thereby providing an opportunity to further engage with this seminal work of art.
Facsimile of the version for piano four-hands
Edited by Felix Meyer
With an introduction in German and English
In May 1913, a few days before the premiere, Édition Russe de Musique published the composer’s version of The Rite of Spring for piano four-hands. This piano reduction was primarily intended for study and rehearsal purposes, but in recent decades it has also found a home on the concert platform. The manuscript, partly in Stravinsky’s and partly in a copyist’s hand, was fully authorized by the composer. Long considered lost, it is now made available to the public for the first time. Not only does it allow a critical examination of the resulting printed edition, its detailed corrections also shed valuable light on Stravinsky’s efforts to have his piece represented as accurately and idiomatically as possible on the piano.
Avatar of Modernity
The Rite of Spring Reconsidered
Edited by Hermann Danuser and Heidy Zimmermann
18 Essays in English
This richly illustrated collection of 18 essays provides an overview of current research on The Rite of Spring, opening new perspectives on the work and its impact. Turning to previously unknown sources, the essays cover the circumstances of The Rite’s emergence, its contexts and revolutionary potential, as well as its cultural background, poised between archaism and modernity. The myths surrounding the work are critically examined, and the first century of its international reception is viewed from a wide range of vantage points, from choreographic and musical realizations to the responses of composers and analysts.
With contributions by Jan Assmann, Jonathan Bernard, Tobias Bleek, John E. Bowlt, Esteban Buch, Jonathan Cross, Lynn Garafola, Paul Griffiths, Edmund Griffiths, Claudia Jeschke, Stefanie Jordan, Andreas Meyer, Herfried Münkler, Robert Piencikowski, Swetlana Savenko, Arne Stollberg, Richard Taruskin and Stephen Walsh.
** Please note, as at August 2013, the Full Score is sold out. A limited stock of the book Avatar of Modernity remains on sale from any good music shop or online retailer. **
Purchase Information for customers in North and South America
The Rite of Spring – Facsimile of the version for piano four-hands, Hardbound
Collected Essays: Avatar of Modernity - The Rite of Spring Reconsidered
