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From the day Neolithic man discovered pitch, music has been evolving for thousands of years. One would think that at the dawn of the 20th century, music would have reached perfection. Enter Stravinsky, the eccentric Russian composer whose two ballets, The Firebird and Petroushka, had achieved great popularity. In the spring of 1913, Stravinsky and the avant-garde choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky thought of something completely new. They dug down deep into Russian's pre-Christian, Slavic roots and designed a performance featuring ritual, tribal sacrifice. Stravinsky's rhythmic, percussive strings combined with completely atonal chords and eerie melodies; a style never before experience. The piece has been called the most important piece of music written in the 20th century. Its initial reception, however, was horrendous. Booing cries of disgust appeared just after the first movement. Enthusiasts willing to give the music a chance invited arguments. Fighting ensued. Stravinsky's premiere of his epic work representing a life of study and millenniums of musical evolution was met with a riot. How could The Rite of Spring be condoned by musicians and musicologists as a wonder yet receive one of the most ill-met premieres in history? It all comes down to the public’s understanding and ability to appreciate musical complexity. Through the natural selection of popular music, the common man’s aloofness to musical intricacies prevents musical genres from becoming too complex and alienating the populace.