Rite of Spring Premieres: The Audience Riots, Music Changes Forever
Igor Stravinsky's *The Rite of Spring* erupts into a riot during its Paris premiere as the audience clashes over its primal rhythms and dissonant harmonies. This chaotic night shattered conservative musical conventions and launched the era of modernist composition, pushing composers to abandon traditional structures for new sonic landscapes.
May 29, 1913
113 years ago
Key Figures & Places
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Igor Stravinsky
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The Rite of Spring
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Paris
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Sergei Diaghilev
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Ballets Russes
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Pierre Monteux
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Igor Stravinsky
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Vaslav Nijinsky
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The Rite of Spring
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Chorégraphie
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