Visualize the music....

BTW, today May 29th, is the Rite Of Spring premier's 100th anniversary . Happy anniversary! I would have loved to have been in the audience when it premiered. A pivotal day in music history for sure!

As told by Michael Tilson-Thomas, the premiere was a disaster with the crowd booing and catcalls. Of course, in retrospect we see it differently. But, what an event it must have been. No tutus. Body skin suits and animal skins on stage! And so many rhythms and parts. Wow.

It is commonly assumed that the often-mentioned "riot" during
"Sacre's" premier was a result of the audience's reaction to the
music. As Tgrisham suggests, musicologists currently believe that, in fact, it
was due more-so to the very suggestive choreography of the ballet.

Amazing piece of music!

While not a riot in the usual sense, this composition also caused quite a commotion; and in many ways changed the direction of jazz.

http://vimeo.com/6428820