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Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905"

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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The Composition of a Film Score

The music begins expressively, but then finally a sense of hopelessness and rage begins to emerge. This is the first time in the piece that the brass have truly shown the leading role besides the brief fanfare in the first movement. It's where we realize Shostakovich really is writing as if he is composing a film score. H mayoral Boy That we wish for now are long Have the past Much of this saints to do show When singing their masters the Blessed Bear your heads, bear your heads on this bitter day the shadow of a long night trembled over the earth.

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