<P> The opening melody is played by a solo bassoon in a very high register , which renders the instrument almost unidentifiable ; gradually other woodwind instruments are sounded and are eventually joined by strings . The sound builds up before stopping suddenly , Hill says , `` just as it is bursting ecstatically into bloom '' . There is then a reiteration of the opening bassoon solo , now played a semitone lower . </P>
<P> The opening melody is played by a solo bassoon in a very high register , which renders the instrument almost unidentifiable ; gradually other woodwind instruments are sounded and are eventually joined by strings . The sound builds up before stopping suddenly , Hill says , `` just as it is bursting ecstatically into bloom '' . There is then a reiteration of the opening bassoon solo , now played a semitone lower . </P>
the introduction to stravinsky 's the rite of spring begins with a melody played on the
the introduction to stravinsky 's the rite of spring begins with a melody played on the
bassoon
bassoon