Dmitri Shostakovich
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• Dmitriy Dmitrievich Shostakovich, pronounced [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ˈdmʲitrʲɪɪvʲɪtɕ ʂəstɐˈkovʲɪtɕ]; 25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet composer and pianist, and a prominent figure of 20th-century music
• Shostakovich achieved fame in the Soviet Union under the patronage of Soviet chief of staff Mikhail Tukhachevsky, but later had a complex and difficult relationship with the government
• Nevertheless, he received accolades and state awards and served in the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1947–1962) and the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (from 1962 until his death)
• A poly-stylist, Shostakovich developed a hybrid voice, combining a variety of different musical techniques into his music
• Shostakovich's music is characterized by sharp contrasts, elements of the grotesque, and ambivalent tonality; the composer was also heavily influenced by the neo-classical style pioneered by Igor Stravinsky, and (especially in his symphonies) by the post-Romanticism associated with Gustav Mahler
• Shostakovich's orchestral works include 15 symphonies and six concerti
• His chamber output includes 15 string quartets, a piano quintet, two piano trios, and two pieces for string octet
• His piano works include two solo sonatas, an early set of preludes, and a later set of 24 preludes and fugues
• Other works include three operas, several song cycles, ballets, and a substantial quantity of film music; especially well known is The Second Waltz, Op
• 99, music to the film The First Echelon (1955–1956), as well as the Suites composed for The Gadfly