Classical music riot

A classical music riot is violent, disorderly behavior that occurs upon (usually) the premiere of a controversial piece of classical music. The usual respectful and sedate manner of classical music audiences means that any sort of rough behavior, ranging from catcalls to shoving, can be seen as a comparative 'riot'.

Examples include:

• 1830 - Daniel Auber - La Muette de Portici (opera -- sparked the Belgian Revolution)
• 1838 - Hector Berlioz - Benvenuto Cellini
• 1905 - Richard Strauss - Salomé (particularly the Met production in New York)
• 1913 - Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring (ballet)
• 1914 - Luigi Russolo - The Art of Noises
• 1917 - Erik Satie - Parade
• 1923 - Erwin Schulhoff - Ogelala
• 1923 - Edgar Varèse - Hyperprism
• 1926 - George Antheil - Ballet Mécanique
• 1926 - Béla Bartók - The Miraculous Mandarin (ballet)
• 1926 - Maurice Ravel - Chansons madécasses
• 1968 - Hans Werner Henze - Das Floß der MedusaCD liner notes, Das Floss der Medusa, DG 1996
• 1973......
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