That work, this man's final symphony, opens with a "toyshop" movement that begins with a glockenspiel chime and quotes the William Tell Overture.
One piece by this man ends with the strings holding A and E under clattering percussion and castanets. That work, this man's final symphony, opens with a "toyshop" movement that begins with a glockenspiel chime and quotes the William Tell Overture. His Tenth Symphony includes a motif that spells out the name of his student Elmira Nazirova. In another symphony, snare drums play under a parody of a melody from Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow. His Fourth Symphony was withdrawn shortly after the publication of "Muddle Instead of Music" in Pravda. For 10 points, name this composer whose Fifth Symphony was dubbed "A Soviet Artist's Reply to Justified Criticism" and who included the "invasion theme" in his Seventh Symphony, Leningrad.
One piece by this man ends with the strings holding A and E under clattering percussion and castanets.
Dmitri Shostakovich &lt;White&gt;