Stravinsky Writes to Nijinska, 1923
The large cast of forty dancers in Les Noches was complimented by Stravinsky’s complex orchestration, which included four pianos, percussion, and a chorus. In this letter to Nijinska, Stravinsky attempted to clear up some ambiguities in the score and wrote: “Sergei Pavlovich [Diaghilev] said to me that you and he are not clear on the reprise at the beginning of Les Noches. Now you listen carefully!”
The large cast of forty dancers in <em>Les Noches</em> was complimented by Stravinsky’s complex orchestration, which included four pianos, percussion, and a chorus. In this letter to Nijinska, Stravinsky attempted to clear up some ambiguities in the score and wrote: “Sergei Pavlovich [Diaghilev] said to me that you and he are not clear on the reprise at the beginning of <em>Les Noches</em>. Now you listen carefully!”