How is The Rite of Spring divided into two main parts?

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Igor Stravinsky’s groundbreaking ballet, The Rite of Spring, is structured into two distinct parts:1

Part I: Adoration of the Earth

This section encompasses the following movements:1
* Introduction
* The Augurs of Spring: Dances of the Young Girls
* Ritual of Abduction
* Spring Rounds
* Ritual of the Rival Tribes
* Procession of the Sage
* The Sage
* Dance of the Earth

Part II: The Sacrifice

This section consists of these movements:1
* Introduction
* Mystic Circles of the Young Girls
* Glorification of the Chosen One
* Evocation of the Ancestors
* Ritual Action of the Ancestors
* Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)