Stravinsky, Igor. The Rite of Spring. Cond. Zubin Mehta. New York Philharmonic. CBS, 1978.

"The first performance of The Rite of Spring caused a riot; the audience was shocked and infuriated by the violent , dissonant sounds  . . . and the provocative choreography on the stage, suggesting rape and ritual murder (Kerman 308).

"The music was 'abstract' in the sense that it sounded utterly unemotional, by Romantic standards,  It was grindingly dissonant. It emphasized meter in a a very heavy, exciting way, and the rhythms themselves were dazzling and unpredictable" (Kerman 308).

Works Cited

Kerman, Joseph. Listen. 3rd ed. New York: Worth , 1996.