Stravinsky came up with the idea of ????composing "The Rite of Spring" in 1910. At that time, he had just finished the ballet music "Firebird", and a scene suddenly appeared in his mind: "The solemn sacrifice of the pagans. The elders sat in a circle and watched a young girl dance to death. They regarded this girl as a sacrifice. "To the God of Spring." Originally Stravinsky wanted to write this idea as a symphony, but under the persuasion of Diaghilev, the manager of the Russian Ballet, Stravinsky collaborated with the Russian Ballet to choreograph it into a dance drama. . Although the clashing chords, tonality and rhythm caused uproar at the premiere, it soon became Stravinsky's masterpiece.

Compared with the impression given by his appearance and handwritten scores, Stravinsky’s music was avant-garde, chaotic, and noisy. In terms of people’s listening habits at the time, there were too many of the music he created. The sound was unacceptable to them. The best example is his dance drama "The Rite of Spring". On the day of the premiere of this dance drama, because of its too scary (for people at the time) and exciting music, people started shouting: "Stop it, stop acting!", and some of the audience even started shouting. There were fights and eggs were thrown on the stage; in the end, riot police had to be used to enter the hall to control order, and the composer took the opportunity to sneak away quietly through the backstage window. Although this dance drama caused such a commotion at the time, it has stood the test of time and to this day, "The Rite of Spring" has become one of the basic dance routines that major dance companies must perform.

After Stravinsky was about twenty-seven years old, he began a brilliant career of cooperation with his cousin Diaghilev's dance company. Diaghilev's dance company was an important modern ballet company in the world at that time, and its best dancer and choreographer was Nijinsky. Stravinsky's three most famous ballet music, "Firebird", "Petroshka" and "The Rite of Spring", were performed with the dance company in France. "Firebird" helped him gain a reputation, but it was not entirely a presentation of his own style. Many people think this work is quite good, but there are many mentors such as Rimsky. The shadow of Koshakov; "Petrovsky" is what gave Stravinsky a place in the modern art movement; "The Rite of Spring" is his most daring work, although it almost caused a riot when it was first performed, But when he returned to Moscow to perform, he received a warm response. When talking about Stravinsky today, you must talk about the impact of the strong materials and instrumental timbre used in "The Rite of Spring" on modern music.

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