Ostinato
A motif or phrase which is persistently repeated in the same musical voice
Polychord
the stacking of one triad or seventh chord on another so they sound simultaneously
Polyrhythm
two or more rhythms sounding simultaneously
Polymeter
two or more meters sounding simultaneiously
Polyphony
a musical texture involving two or more simultaneously sounding lines; the lines are often independent and create counterpoint
Tone cluster
a dissonant sounding of several pitches, each only a half step away from the other, in a densly packed chord
Extended Chords
tertian chords (built from thirds) or triads with notes extended, or added, beyond the seventh. Ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords are extended chords. (7th- 4notes, 9th-5 notes, 11th-6notes)
Nicholas Roerich
Painter, Designed set for The Rite of Spring (1913)
Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev
founder of the Ballets Russes, produced The Rite of Spring (1913)
Vaslav Nijinsky
Russian Dancer, Choreographed the Rite of Spring (1913)
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
Russian-born Composer, composed The Rite of Spring (1913)