This piece could be described as cubist music. Cubist music is where musical sounds interpenetrate each other and interact with brutal edges. It challenges the logical and almost mathematical musical perspective that even many Europeans were used to. Going back to Stravinsky's use of rhythm, the rhythms of The Rite of Spring are very irregular, but still pulse in such a way as to fit the theme of the piece and sound wrong, but right to the listener. These amazing rhythms are hammered into the listener's ears and are not at all hidden by the other instruments in the piece. In addition to funky rhythms, Stravinsky uses crunching harmonies. There is movement in the piece that is slow, but the harmonies give it a sense of drive and energy that correlates well with the theme of the piece. Many of the chords are disturbingly dissonant. They were chosen with impeccable refinement. “The enormous wind and brass sections steal the spotlight from the usually warmer sound of the strings, and the percussion section dominates everything”