Also known as
  • Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович,
  • Shostakovich,
  • Shostakovitch,
  • Dmitry Shostakovich,
  • Schostakowitsch,
  • Dimitri Chostakovitch,
  • Dmitrij Dmitrievič Šostakovič,
  • Sjostakokovitj,
  • Dimitri Shostakovitch,
  • Chostakovitch,
  • more
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian: ) ( – 9 August 1975) was a Russia composer of the Soviet period. After a period influenced by Prokofiev and Stravinsky (Symphony No. 1), Shostakovich developed a hybrid of styles with Lady Macbeth. Shostakovich's hybrid style juxtaposed a wide variety of trends within a single work, such as the neo-classical style (showing the influence of Stravinsky) and a form of post-romantic style (after Mahler). His unique approach to tonality involved the use... full article at wikipedia
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  • Aug 9, 1975
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