Mr. Stravinsky's Random Accent Generator

Here ends my longest blogging hiatus to date. My last post was on June 17, and I almost failed to get a single July post in. Actually, I thought I'd get this posted a few days ago, but this project took on a little life of its own. Coincidentally (or, perhaps, not so coincidentally), my previous blog post also concerned Stravinsky. In yet another recent post, I wondered aloud if some of Stravinsky's famously off-kilter accents might be so familiar that they'd benefit from some improvised shifting around of emphasis. And that pretty much led to this:




Follow the link and see what happens!

I'll refrain from commenting more for now (although I have much to say about the experiment), mainly because I'm running out of time and I'm determined not to have a blogless July. Blogging will probably continue to be slow-ish for the rest of the summer, but I hope to work my way back in over the next month or so. Time will tell... [UPDATE: Much more musing about this here.]

In the meantime, you can always review these fun Stravinsky/Rite links from the past, including the first appearance of Simpsonized Igor.

Googling Stravinsky

Piano Rites

The Rite of Springfield (Simpsonized Stravinsky)

Stravinsky conducting in Springfield

The Rite of Appalachian Spring

Le sacre du Peterman

The Rite of Springtone

The Rose of Spring