Shostakovich
Speech parts
1. Shostakovich - Noun
2. Shostakovich - Proper noun
Meaning
Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies (1906-1975)
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Examples
The friendship of Shostakovich cast a brilliant light over my whole life and whose spiritual qualities captured my soul once and for all time.
When I was 20, Shostakovich was my favorite composer. I still find his Fifth Symphony wonderful, with its outstanding themes and rhythms. That's the piece that made me want to be a classical composer.
A colour film of Shostakovich supervising one of his operas, from his last year, was also made. citation A major achievement was the recording of the original, unexpurgated score for Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by EMI.
And Shostakovich is acting tragic, that means he's on the side of the fascists.'
Composers such as Strauss, Britten, Shostakovich and Stravinsky adopted and expanded upon this style.
Despite this, Shostakovich continued to compose the symphony and planned a premiere at the end of 1936.