Stravinsky's The Firebird
The emphatic, stirring conclusion to The Firebird leaves the listener with the sense that a favorable event of great significance has occurred, or that a long-sought-for goal has been achieved. This effect is achieved mainly through Stravinsky’s peculiar choices of instrumentation and dynamic markings.
As far as I could tell, Scene 2 was in a major key throughout, with no modulation to a minor tonality. Because major key music typically conveys positive emotions, the overall mood of the work is triumphant and heroic. This atmosphere is also contributed to by the frequent use of the brass instruments. Woodwinds, such as flutes, oboes, and clarinets, generally sound more delicate and mellow than trumpets, trombones, and French horns, which possess
As far as I could tell, Scene 2 was in a major key throughout, with no modulation to a minor tonality. Because major key music typically conveys positive emotions, the overall mood of the work is triumphant and heroic. This atmosphere is also contributed to by the frequent use of the brass instruments. Woodwinds, such as flutes, oboes, and clarinets, generally sound more delicate and mellow than trumpets, trombones, and French horns, which possess