Was Debussy the composer of The Rite of Spring?

The composer of The Rite of Spring was not Debussy.

The Rite of Spring is a ballet by Russian-American composer Stravinsky. It is the last work to date to be choreographed in the traditional sense, marking the end point and turning point in a development process that has seen the continued polarization of dramatic means and the overstepping of the understanding of traditional dance.

The Rite of Spring severed its ties with classical music in many ways, including music, rhythm and harmony. Stravinsky created three famous ballets, The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring. The Rite of Spring depicts the rituals of primitive Russian tribes celebrating spring, and has both a distinctly Russian style and strong primitive expressionist overtones.

Biography of the author of The Rite of Spring

Stravinsky was a Russian-American composer. Originally studying law, he later studied music as an amateur under Rimsky-Korsakov, and finally became a veritable leader of the modern school. His works are numerous and varied in style. His compositions can be roughly divided into three stages.

Early works, such as the orchestral "Fireworks" (1908), the ballet "The Firebird" (1910), "Petrushka" (1911), etc., have an impressionistic and expressionist style; mid-period works, such as the oratorio "Oedipus the King" (1927), the chorus of the "Symphony of Psalms" (1930) and so on, have a neo-classical tendency to adopt the ancient forms and styles, and advocate the abstraction of the "absolute". The later works, such as the Ebony Concerto, are of neo-classical tendency, adopting ancient forms and styles, and advocating the abstraction of "absolute music".