Symphony for the City of the Dead
Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 456 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
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.
Contents:
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.
Subjects:
Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975 -- Teen literature.
Composers -- Russia -- Biography -- Teen literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Russia -- Teen literature.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- History -- Siege, 1941-1944 -- Teen literature.
Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975 -- Teen literature.
Composers -- Russia -- Biography -- Teen literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Russia -- Teen literature.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- History -- Siege, 1941-1944 -- Teen literature.
Target Audience: 990L
ISBN:
0763668184
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T HISTORY And | Wheatley (Shandon) | Teen Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-442) and index.