Art and emotions [SEC=PERSONAL]

[Wayles Browne]

There was the premiere of Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring in 
Paris, May 29, 1913.

"...The complex music and violent dance steps depicting fertility 
rites first drew catcalls and whistles from the crowd, and there were 
loud arguments in the audience between supporters and opponents of 
the work. These were soon followed by shouts and fistfights in the 
aisles. The unrest in the audience eventually degenerated into a 
riot. The Paris police arrived by intermission, but they restored 
only limited order. Chaos reigned for the remainder of the 
performance, and Stravinsky himself was so upset due to its reception 
that he fled the theater in mid-scene, reportedly crying.[1]. Fellow 
composer Camille Saint-Saëns famously stormed out of the première, 
allegedly infuriated over the misuse of the bassoon in the ballet's 
opening bars ...."
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_of_Spring



At 9:11 AM +1000 4/16/07, Subhash.Jaireth at GA.GOV.AU wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>In 1885 a Russian painter I'lya Repin exhibited a painting in Moscow called
>Ivan the Terrible Kills His Son (You can see the painting at the wikipedia
>site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:REPIN_Ivan_Terrible%26Ivan.jpg). The
>painting evoked strong reactions. It was reported that a few viewers fainted,
>shocked by the painting. In 1913 a Russian priest entered the gallery
>attacked it with a knife three times.
>
>I was wondering if people know of similar (strong emotional reactions)to a
>work of art (in particular visual and musical).
>
>Thanks
>
>Subhash
>
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Wayles Browne, Assoc. Prof. of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
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