Fall 2003 T351 Study questions: Stravinsky, Petrushka, R72-74 (W-TC, p.

214)
1. Who were some of the people who collaborated on this work? Name at least two besides the
composer:__________________________________
2. Another significant ballet of the composer premiered several years later. In what significant
way did the two differ (consider, themes, dramatic aspects, etc.).

3. Describe the dramatic context of this example (type of setting, characters, and actions or
genre).

4. Considering the passage from Rehearsal 72 to the end of the example, explain the opposition
or contrast that is projected by different layers of the musical texture.
a. what genre is referenced?_________________________________________
b. what is the tonal center of the flute lines at Rehearsal 72ff._______________
what is the tonal center of the English Horn and horn lines at Rehearsal 72+9
____________________________________
c. Explain the significance of the contrasting music materials in this example.

5. How does the composer's rhythmic-metric construction also project this contrast?

6. How does this composer's treatment of layering and stratification in this excerpt differ from
the treatment in Stravinsky's Histoire du soldat, "Soldier's March"? in the passages of the
Rite of Spring (R33ff. & R48ff., handouts) (mention several aspects)

7. How does the term "parody" apply to this excerpt?