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A visualization of The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky, using the Music Animation Machine. Parts One and Two are separate videos and can also be found on YouTube. However, the site: riteanim.com contains informational links such as answers to frequently asked questions and more. Malinowski explains that he partnered in this effort with Jay Bacal, who created the sound, using software from Vienna Symphonic Library (http://www.vsl.co.at/en/65/71/84/1349.vsl)

The Musanim realization of Rite of Spring allows the viewer/listener to experience this complex music through a carefully conceived system in which , in Maliowski's words from the YouTube Question Section (http://goo.gl/zQp0R): 

 Each shape corresponds to a family of instruments: ellipse: flutes (also cymbals and tam-tam) octagon: single reed (clarinet, bass clarinet) inverted ellipse/star: double reeds (oboe, English horn, bassoons) rectangle: brass (also, with "aura," timpani, guiro and bass drum) rhombus: strings

Musical pitch (as ordered in the musician's "circle of fifths") is mapped to twelve colors (as ordered on the artist's "color wheel"). With this mapping, changes in tonality and harmony correspond to changes in the color palette.

THis resource can be of use from elementary to advanced users. The visual aspect is compelling, encouraging the making of connections between  micro movement of individual lines and macro effect of total sound. The colorful and geometric details of animation are catalysts for more granular understanding of musical material.

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