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Igor Stravinsky - arrested?
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10 of the greatest composers who broke the law
1. Igor Stravinsky - arrested?
No stranger to controversy, Russian pioneer Stravinsky became the subject of a hotly disputed classical music myth when he inserted a controversial dominant seventh chord at a crucial point in a performance of the American national anthem. The police supposedly warned him that a $100 fine would be applicable, and arrested him.
