Shostakovich, Dmitri
Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Tuesday, September 25, 1906 in St. Petersburg, Russia
Died: Saturday, August 9, 1975 in Moscow, Russia
Nation of Origin: Russia
Major Works:
Fifteen symphonies
Opera:
The Nose, Op. 15 (1927-1928)
The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk, Op. 29, (1930-1932)
Ballet: The Age of Gold, Op. 22, (1927-1930)
Other Information:
General Bibliography:
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
Salzman, Eric, Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction, Pearson, October 2001, ISBN: 0130959413
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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