Tuesday 31 January 2012 7 classical music riots

riot (n) - early 13c., "debauchery, extravagance, wanton living," from O.Fr. riote (masc. riot) "dispute, quarrel"

  1. 1830 - Daniel Auber - La Muette de Portici
  2. 1905 - Richard Strauss - Salomé
  3. 1913 - Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring
  4. 1914 - Luigi Russolo - The Art of Noises
  5. 1926 - George Antheil - Ballet Mécanique
  6. 1926 - Béla Bartók - The Miraculous Mandarin
  7. 1968 - Hans Werner Henze - Das Floß der Medusa

1 comment:

elephino said...

Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot :)