Faux-pretentious, moi?

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Musical malapropism of the year

The première of Stravinsky's ballet The rite of spring in 1913 has gone down in history as a succès de scandale par excellence. Given the brutality of the subject matter (ritual sacrifice in pagan Russia), reflected in the music and the dancing, it is not surprising it caused a riot.

I can imagine The right to swing (as one of my customers this morning believed it was called) would have the same effect, even in this day and age.

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