Initially, I had a different outlook of this project, one that involved staring into the depths of a score and trying to come out with some greater meaning or sense of the piece. But I soon found out that this was not a feasible, reasonable or productive approach. I began to look into the different areas and qualities of collaboration and the relationships that are embedded in these collaborations. While traditional analysis of the piece was a helpful stepping-stone in the right direction I felt as though I learned more about the piece through observation of the relationships between and expressions of both Stravinsky and Balanchine.
While I found this project quite difficult—due to lack of resources (it is a phenomenally obscure piece and very challenging to locate both scores and videos) the challenge was worth it and I took a lot away from this assignment and learned a lot not only about the techniques and applications of 20th century music but also about the complexity of relationships—both creatively and personally.
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