Why Did Igor Stravinsky Earn Boos and Hisses from the Opening-Night

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Multiple Choice

Why did Igor Stravinsky earn boos and hisses from the opening-night Parisian audience for Le Sacre de printemps (The Rite of Spring) ?

• A)Stravinsky was Russian
• B)The dancers were nude
• C)The play was violent and paganistic
• D)The radical music was jarring

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