
Musical Language
Radiolab
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Stravinsky riot: when music shocks
Jonah Lehrer recounts the 1913 Rite of Spring premiere and explores how unfamiliar dissonance triggered intense audience reactions.
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Jonah Lehrer recounts the 1913 Rite of Spring premiere and explores how unfamiliar dissonance triggered intense audience reactions.