Symphony for the city of the dead : Dmitri Shostakovich and the siege of Leningrad /
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[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Physical details: 456 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm Subject(s): Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, --1906-1975 --Juvenile literature. | Saint Petersburg (Russia) --History --Siege, 1941-1944 --Juvenile literature. | Composers --Russia --Biography --Juvenile literature. | World War, 1939-1945 --Russia --Juvenile literature.
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01. English Non Fiction
| Location | Call Number | Status | Date Due |
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| Morell Regional High School | 921 SHO | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [384]-442) and index.
Part One. The death of yesterday ; The birth of tomorrow ; Life is getting merrier -- Part Two. Friendship ; Barbarossa ; The approach ; The first movement ; The second movement ; The third movement ; Fables, stories ; Flight ; Railway car no. 7 ; Kuibyshev and Leningrad ; An optimistic Shostakovich ; The city of the dead ; My music is my weapon ; The road of life ; Symphony for the city of the dead -- Part Three. Cold war and thaw.
An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens.