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The majority of my symphonies are tombstones. - Dmitri Shostakovich
" "The majority of my symphonies are tombstones.
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About Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet composer and pianist. Many of his works mark the epochs of Soviet history, or explore his own position as an artist in a communist state. Since his death there has been much controversy as to his private political views.
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Native Name:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович
Alternative Names:
Shostakovich
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Shosty
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Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich
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Dmitrij Šostakovič
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Dmitri Dmitrievitch Chostakovitch
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Dimitri Shostakovich
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Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich
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Dmitriii Dmitrievich Shostakovich
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You ask if I would have been different without "Party guidance"? Yes, almost certainly. No doubt the line I was pursuing when I wrote the Fourth Symphony would have been stronger and sharper in my work. I would have displayed more brilliance, used more sarcasm, I could have revealed my ideas openly instead of having to resort to camouflage.
I think it is clear to everyone what happens in the Fifth. The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, as in Boris Godunov. It's as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, "Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing," and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering, "Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing."
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