Rite of Spring, The

American  

noun

1. French Le Sacre du Printemps.  a ballet suite (1913) for orchestra by Igor Stravinsky.

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Example Sentences

He may have loathed French Impressionism and considered Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” the work of a modernist madman, but Saint-Saëns is increasingly seen as a kind of radical proto-Postmodernist.

From Los Angeles Times

Occasionally rousing for some of this composer’s trademark peppy rhythmic chugging, and a fun section riffing on “The Rite of Spring,” the 2013 work as a whole felt muted and glum, with a tinkling celesta nagging.

From New York Times

The coronavirus pandemic saw a traditional Swiss annual rite of spring, the burning of the Boeoegg snowman, moved to the remote Devil's Bridge in central Switzerland on Monday to deter crowds, the first time it has taken place outside Zurich.

From Reuters

Postponed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Masters is back to being that annual rite of spring - the first major of the year, not the last one - and so much about the 85th edition that begins April 8 feels almost normal.

From Washington Times

Postponed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Masters is back to being that annual rite of spring — the first major of the year, not the last one — and so much about the 85th edition that begins April 8 feels almost normal.

From Seattle Times