Soc-real Dancing: Elements of Socialist Realism in the Light Music of Dmitry Shostakovich
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Socialist Realism and Music [Colloquia Musicologica Brunensia, 36 (2001)] |
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| Field | Art, architecture, cultural heritage |
| Keywords | aesthetics of music; socialist realism; Shostakovich; Soviet Music |
| Description | The paper deals with the problem of some Shostakovich's works that sound light, dance-like, and are easily listenable by masses, but at the same time bear serious, if not pathetical ideas, crucial for the Soviet regime. |