Petrushka

Igor Stravinsky
Ballet Score (1911)
Intense 120 BPM
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Song DNA

Dynamic Range9/10
Sudden Changesextreme
Texturecomplex
Predictabilitylow
Vocal Styleinstrumental
Notes: Dissonant, clashing harmonies with the iconic Petrushka chord create striking tension. Polyrhythmic complexity and abrupt orchestral shifts mirror the puppet's frantic, chaotic movements and emotional turbulence.

Misophonia Triggers

Mouth Soundsnone
Percussive Clicksmild
Breathing Soundsnone
Repetitive Micro-soundsmild

A modernist ballet depicting a tragic love triangle between three puppets at a 1830s Russian fair, featuring innovative harmonic language and rhythmic complexity.

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Moods: chaotic, emotional, intense, introspective, melancholy, tragic

Traditions: Russian folk, ballet, classical, modernism

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