Please research Soviet Russia and its relationship with musicians during Shostakovich's time and be prepared to discuss in class. Below are some resources to get you started. As you research, consider the following questions and respond in your journal. How did the government impact Shostakovich's music? What is socialist realism and how does Shostakovich's music relate? Have you seen evidence in your lifetime of how musicians or other artists have been influenced by factors outside of music, whether it be politics, current events, location, etc?Resources to get you started:
"The Art of Fear" (Chapter 7) from The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross
http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/45326
http://www.russianlife.com/article.cfm?Number=570
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/513251/Russia/38554/Soviet-Russia
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