Shostakovich

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Biographies

 

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Harold W

 

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November 24, 2011

 

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It was not until after his death that the truth had come out. Or had the truth been there all along? Many believe that this was because his music expressed a lot of nationalism and idolized Stalin. However, in an attempt to escape the red fist of Stalin, Shostakovich made his music appear to be nationalistic when really it is full of sarcasm and hidden messages...
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Shostakovich showed his contempt Stalin and Communist Russia through sarcasm and the themes of anti-Semitism and persecution in his music. In order to understand Shostakovich's music, one must look at Russian history. When Communist Russia was first established early in the 20th Century, many believed it to be a vast improvement over the previous tsar regime...
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