19:
165:
154:
220:
209:
198:
187:
176:
1460:
1471:
1497:
59:, who was a friend of the composer, helped Stravinsky to understand the sounds and structure of the text. Work was begun in 1962 and the score, which is dedicated to the people of the State of Israel, was completed on 3 March 1963. The work was premiered on 23 August 1964 in
55:
When the Israel
Festival Committee asked Stravinsky for a new work, he decided to set the story of Abraham and Isaac to a text in Hebrew, a language with which he was not familiar. The philosopher Sir
146:
Although
Stravinsky described the work as falling into five parts, played continuously but marked by changes of tempo, double bars divide the score into seven sections:
1474:
798:
1537:
1522:
1517:
60:
990:
813:
464:
482:
18:
1313:
889:
777:
1065:
1001:
952:
1077:
757:
1190:
803:
771:
402:
385:
1378:
631:
164:
153:
638:
1102:
782:
669:
236:
rotational arrays. Stravinsky often employs the columns from these arrays, which he called "verticals", to form
1165:
1107:
1049:
1014:
589:
1021:
1007:
457:
729:
1200:
808:
1527:
829:
736:
691:
486:
219:
208:
197:
186:
175:
1532:
1487:
835:
686:
624:
427:
537:
1542:
1172:
1148:
1083:
1055:
722:
367:
1464:
1195:
1130:
450:
1435:
1405:
1208:
1142:
979:
502:
1501:
914:
854:
551:
545:
1277:
1420:
1249:
1060:
517:
87:
23:
1410:
985:
932:
1028:
8:
1331:
1326:
1136:
945:
708:
617:
603:
530:
509:
380:. Cambridge Studies in Music Theory and Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
63:, Jerusalem, by Ephraim Biran, baritone, and the Israel Festival Orchestra, conducted by
1272:
1119:
1071:
921:
680:
584:
577:
431:
1362:
1352:
1232:
959:
927:
868:
715:
398:
381:
365:
Smyth, David. 1999. "Stravinsky's Second Crisis: Reading the Early Serial
Sketches".
83:
1390:
1336:
882:
764:
750:
645:
1400:
1440:
1425:
1372:
1357:
1042:
1035:
938:
610:
473:
422:
229:
44:
397:, second edition. Berkeley and Los Angeles: The University of California Press.
1415:
1395:
1367:
1255:
1124:
1113:
275:
135:
123:
1511:
652:
417:
237:
127:
107:
56:
420:(Summer 1965). "Stravinsky's 'Abraham and Isaac' and 'Elegy for J. F. K.'".
1430:
1385:
1293:
743:
570:
64:
115:
99:
1319:
907:
861:
278:
91:
435:
1445:
596:
233:
103:
79:
40:
442:
331:
119:
111:
36:
1470:
524:
343:
131:
95:
319:
307:
1485:
295:
240:chordal successions. The basic form of the row is
1509:
281:, with interval classes 1–2–2–1–4–2–4–1–2–2–1.
458:
465:
451:
17:
799:Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
1510:
395:Stravinsky: The Composer and His Works
375:
337:
325:
1149:Double Canon (in Memoriam Raoul Dufy)
778:Variations: Aldous Huxley in memoriam
446:
392:
364:
349:
313:
301:
43:and orchestra composed in 1962–63 by
1538:Music dedicated to causes or groups
1523:Songs with music by Igor Stravinsky
953:A Sermon, a Narrative, and a Prayer
472:
13:
1518:Religious music by Igor Stravinsky
410:
14:
1554:
1379:Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
804:Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
772:Movements for Piano and Orchestra
1495:
1469:
1459:
1458:
218:
207:
196:
185:
174:
163:
152:
1103:Three Pieces for String Quartet
783:Canon on a Russian Popular Tune
1166:Symphonies of Wind Instruments
1108:Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet
1050:Three Movements from Petrushka
1:
284:
371:37, no. 2 (Summer): 117–146.
340:, pp. 152–153, 158–159.
7:
737:The Song of the Nightingale
692:Symphony in Three Movements
141:
10:
1559:
428:Cambridge University Press
393:White, Eric Walter. 1979.
70:
50:
1454:
1345:
1306:
1286:
1265:
1242:
1225:
1218:
1182:
1173:Fanfare for a New Theatre
1157:
1093:
1084:Two Sketches for a Sonata
969:
899:
890:The Owl and the Pussy Cat
844:
791:
700:
662:
562:
493:
480:
368:Perspectives of New Music
376:Straus, Joseph N. 2001.
352:, pp. 134–135, 142.
26:(left), 1 September 1962
1436:Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
1406:Monday Evening Concerts
1209:Monumentum pro Gesualdo
1066:Concerto for Two Pianos
378:Stravinsky's Late Music
228:The work is based on a
27:
1078:Sonata for Two Pianos
24:Mstislav Rostropovich
21:
1411:New York City Ballet
1307:Named for Stravinsky
1191:Bluebird Pas de Deux
809:Violin Concerto in D
483:List of compositions
191:= 92–96 (Meno mosso)
169:= 132 (Stesso tempo)
1332:Stravinsky Fountain
1327:Stravinsky (crater)
1323:(river cruise ship)
1278:Théodore Strawinsky
1201:The Sleeping Beauty
709:Scherzo fantastique
632:Danses concertantes
546:The Rake's Progress
328:, pp. 106–109.
316:, pp. 530–531.
1528:Commissioned music
1273:Soulima Stravinsky
1250:Yekaterina Nosenko
758:Scherzo à la russe
681:Symphony of Psalms
585:The Rite of Spring
518:The Soldier's Tale
232:, elaborated into
86:consisting of two
28:
1533:1963 compositions
1483:
1482:
1363:George Balanchine
1353:Earnest Andersson
1302:
1301:
1233:Fyodor Stravinsky
1029:Étude for Pianola
1015:Three Easy Pieces
991:Piano Sonata in F
960:Requiem Canticles
876:Abraham and Isaac
869:Berceuses du chat
274:and is therefore
213:= 72 (Meno mosso)
202:= 76 (Meno mosso)
84:chamber orchestra
76:Abraham and Isaac
32:Abraham and Isaac
1550:
1543:Orchestral songs
1500:
1499:
1498:
1491:
1473:
1462:
1461:
1391:Sergei Diaghilev
1337:Stravinsky Inlet
1223:
1222:
1022:Five Easy Pieces
1008:Valse des fleurs
996:
995:
883:Elegy for J.F.K.
822:"Dumbarton Oaks"
819:
818:
765:Greeting Prelude
701:Orchestral music
675:
674:
639:Scènes de ballet
618:The Fairy's Kiss
467:
460:
453:
444:
443:
439:
406:
389:
372:
353:
347:
341:
335:
329:
323:
317:
311:
305:
299:
273:
271:
270:
265:
264:
259:
258:
253:
252:
247:
246:
223:
222:
212:
211:
201:
200:
190:
189:
179:
178:
168:
167:
157:
156:
61:Binyanei Ha'Ooma
22:Stravinsky with
1558:
1557:
1553:
1552:
1551:
1549:
1548:
1547:
1508:
1507:
1506:
1502:Classical music
1496:
1494:
1486:
1484:
1479:
1450:
1441:Werner Reinhart
1426:Petrushka chord
1373:Nadia Boulanger
1358:Ernest Ansermet
1341:
1320:Igor Stravinsky
1314:4382 Stravinsky
1298:
1282:
1261:
1238:
1214:
1178:
1153:
1095:
1089:
1043:Les cinq doigts
1036:Piano-Rag-Music
993:
992:
971:
965:
939:Canticum Sacrum
895:
846:
840:
816:
815:
787:
696:
672:
671:
658:
558:
504:The Nightingale
495:
489:
485:
476:
474:Igor Stravinsky
471:
416:
413:
411:Further reading
356:
348:
344:
336:
332:
324:
320:
312:
308:
300:
296:
287:
268:
267:
262:
261:
256:
255:
250:
249:
244:
243:
241:
230:twelve-tone row
217:
206:
195:
184:
173:
162:
151:
144:
73:
53:
45:Igor Stravinsky
12:
11:
5:
1556:
1546:
1545:
1540:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1505:
1504:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1477:
1467:
1455:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1416:Pierre Monteux
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1396:Samuel Dushkin
1393:
1388:
1383:
1375:
1370:
1368:Ballets Russes
1365:
1360:
1355:
1349:
1347:
1343:
1342:
1340:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1316:
1310:
1308:
1304:
1303:
1300:
1299:
1297:
1296:
1290:
1288:
1284:
1283:
1281:
1280:
1275:
1269:
1267:
1263:
1262:
1260:
1259:
1256:Vera Sudeikina
1253:
1246:
1244:
1240:
1239:
1237:
1236:
1229:
1227:
1220:
1216:
1215:
1213:
1212:
1205:
1186:
1184:
1180:
1179:
1177:
1176:
1169:
1161:
1159:
1155:
1154:
1152:
1151:
1146:
1139:
1134:
1127:
1125:Duo Concertant
1122:
1117:
1114:Lied ohne Name
1110:
1105:
1099:
1097:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1087:
1080:
1075:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1046:
1039:
1032:
1025:
1018:
1011:
1004:
999:
988:
983:
975:
973:
967:
966:
964:
963:
956:
949:
942:
935:
930:
925:
918:
911:
903:
901:
897:
896:
894:
893:
886:
879:
872:
865:
858:
850:
848:
842:
841:
839:
838:
833:
830:Ebony Concerto
826:
811:
806:
801:
795:
793:
789:
788:
786:
785:
780:
775:
768:
761:
754:
747:
740:
733:
726:
719:
712:
704:
702:
698:
697:
695:
694:
689:
684:
677:
666:
664:
660:
659:
657:
656:
649:
642:
635:
628:
621:
614:
607:
600:
593:
581:
574:
566:
564:
560:
559:
557:
556:
549:
542:
535:
528:
521:
514:
507:
499:
497:
496:musical dramas
491:
490:
481:
478:
477:
470:
469:
462:
455:
447:
441:
440:
418:Payne, Anthony
412:
409:
408:
407:
390:
373:
355:
354:
342:
330:
318:
306:
304:, p. 528.
293:
286:
283:
276:interval class
226:
225:
224:= 60 (Andante)
216:Bars 240–254,
214:
205:Bars 182–239,
203:
194:Bars 163–181,
192:
183:Bars 105–162,
181:
170:
159:
143:
140:
136:string quintet
124:tenor trombone
72:
69:
52:
49:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1555:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1515:
1513:
1503:
1493:
1492:
1489:
1476:
1472:
1468:
1466:
1457:
1456:
1453:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1421:Neoclassicism
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1401:Arthur Lourié
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1381:
1380:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1350:
1348:
1344:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1311:
1309:
1305:
1295:
1292:
1291:
1289:
1285:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1264:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1247:
1245:
1241:
1234:
1231:
1230:
1228:
1224:
1221:
1217:
1211:
1210:
1206:
1203:
1202:
1197:
1193:
1192:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1181:
1175:
1174:
1170:
1168:
1167:
1163:
1162:
1160:
1156:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1144:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1100:
1098:
1092:
1086:
1085:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1061:Serenade in A
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1051:
1047:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1019:
1017:
1016:
1012:
1009:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
989:
987:
984:
981:
977:
976:
974:
968:
962:
961:
957:
955:
954:
950:
948:
947:
943:
941:
940:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
923:
919:
917:
916:
912:
910:
909:
905:
904:
902:
898:
891:
887:
885:
884:
880:
878:
877:
873:
871:
870:
866:
864:
863:
859:
857:
856:
852:
851:
849:
843:
837:
836:Concerto in D
834:
832:
831:
827:
825:
823:
814:Concerto in E
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
796:
794:
790:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
773:
769:
767:
766:
762:
760:
759:
755:
753:
752:
748:
746:
745:
741:
739:
738:
734:
732:
731:
727:
725:
724:
720:
718:
717:
713:
711:
710:
706:
705:
703:
699:
693:
690:
688:
687:Symphony in C
685:
683:
682:
678:
676:
670:Symphony in E
668:
667:
665:
661:
655:
654:
650:
648:
647:
643:
641:
640:
636:
634:
633:
629:
627:
626:
625:Jeu de cartes
622:
620:
619:
615:
613:
612:
608:
606:
605:
601:
599:
598:
594:
591:
587:
586:
582:
580:
579:
575:
573:
572:
568:
567:
565:
561:
555:
554:
550:
548:
547:
543:
541:
540:
536:
534:
533:
529:
527:
526:
522:
520:
519:
515:
513:
512:
508:
506:
505:
501:
500:
498:
492:
488:
484:
479:
475:
468:
463:
461:
456:
454:
449:
448:
445:
437:
433:
429:
425:
424:
419:
415:
414:
404:
403:0-520-03985-8
400:
396:
391:
387:
386:0-521-60288-2
383:
379:
374:
370:
369:
363:
362:
361:
360:
351:
346:
339:
334:
327:
322:
315:
310:
303:
298:
294:
292:
291:
282:
280:
277:
239:
235:
231:
221:
215:
210:
204:
199:
193:
188:
182:
177:
172:Bars 91–104,
171:
166:
160:
155:
149:
148:
147:
139:
137:
133:
129:
128:bass trombone
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
108:bass clarinet
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
68:
66:
62:
58:
57:Isaiah Berlin
48:
46:
42:
38:
34:
33:
25:
20:
16:
1431:Psalms chord
1386:Jean Cocteau
1377:
1318:
1294:Robert Craft
1207:
1199:
1189:
1183:Arrangements
1171:
1164:
1141:
1129:
1112:
1082:
1070:
1056:Piano Sonata
1048:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1013:
958:
951:
944:
937:
920:
913:
906:
881:
875:
874:
867:
860:
853:
828:
821:
770:
763:
756:
749:
744:Circus Polka
742:
735:
728:
723:Funeral Song
721:
714:
707:
679:
651:
644:
637:
630:
623:
616:
609:
602:
595:
583:
576:
571:The Firebird
569:
552:
544:
538:
531:
523:
516:
510:
503:
421:
394:
377:
366:
358:
357:
345:
333:
321:
309:
297:
289:
288:
227:
161:Bars 73–90,
145:
75:
74:
65:Robert Craft
54:
35:is a sacred
31:
30:
29:
15:
1196:Tchaikovsky
1002:Four Études
730:Four Études
590:discography
532:Oedipus rex
487:Discography
338:Straus 2001
326:Straus 2001
279:palindromic
234:hexachordal
150:Bars 1–72,
100:cor anglais
82:solo and a
78:is set for
1512:Categories
1287:Amanuensis
1143:Epitaphium
980:Tarantella
908:Zvezdoliki
862:Pribaoutki
663:Symphonies
604:Pulcinella
539:Perséphone
494:Operas and
350:Smyth 1999
314:White 1979
302:White 1979
285:References
92:alto flute
1446:Serialism
970:Piano and
915:Ave Maria
855:Pastorale
792:Concertos
716:Fireworks
597:Les noces
578:Petrushka
553:The Flood
430:: 12–15.
290:Citations
1465:Category
1266:Children
1258:(second)
1235:(father)
994:♯
817:♭
673:♭
269:♭
263:♭
257:♭
251:♭
245:♭
142:Analysis
120:trumpets
112:bassoons
104:clarinet
80:baritone
41:baritone
1346:Related
1252:(first)
1226:Parents
1094:Chamber
986:Scherzo
972:pianola
933:Cantata
646:Orpheus
563:Ballets
359:Sources
238:canonic
71:Scoring
51:History
1488:Portal
1463:
1382:(film)
1219:Family
1194:(from
1137:Septet
946:Threni
900:Choral
611:Apollo
511:Renard
436:942857
434:
426:(73).
401:
384:
134:, and
118:, two
110:, two
88:flutes
37:ballad
1475:Audio
1243:Wives
1158:Other
1131:Elegy
1120:Octet
1096:music
1072:Tango
997:minor
922:Babel
847:vocal
525:Mavra
432:JSTOR
423:Tempo
266:D E G
260:A B E
180:= 120
158:= 132
928:Mass
845:Solo
653:Agon
399:ISBN
382:ISBN
132:tuba
116:horn
96:oboe
39:for
1198:'s
751:Ode
254:C D
242:G A
1514::
138:.
130:,
126:,
122:,
114:,
106:,
102:,
98:,
94:,
90:,
67:.
47:.
1490::
1204:)
1010:"
1006:"
982:"
978:"
892:"
888:"
824:)
820:(
592:)
588:(
466:e
459:t
452:v
438:.
405:.
388:.
272:F
248:B
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
