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8. What type of reception did Salome receive in New York?

TERRIBLE! As the cartoon below shows, the very conservative American public and press did not approve of this shocking music in any way, and Salome was dropped like a hot potato. It was not heard in New York again until 1934!

9. Why was Strauss considered to be the “bad boy” of music at the turn of the century?

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