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Author:

Anderson, M. T., Author (DLC)n 96073357

Title:

Symphony for the City of the Dead : Dmitri Shostakovich and the siege of Leningrad / M.T. Anderson ; map illustrations by Karen Minot.

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

456 pages illustrations, maps 23 cm

Subject:

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich,--1906-1975.
History.
World War, 1939-1945.
Music and war.
Sieges.
Biography.
World War II
Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Leningrad (R.S.F.S.R.)

Other Authors:

Karen Minot Illustration (Firm), Illustrator Illustrator (DLC)n 2009024850

Notes:

Originally published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015. Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-442) and index.

Contents:

The death of yesterday -- The birth of tomorrow -- Life is getting merrier -- 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 -- Cold war and thaw.

Summary:

The true story of composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who wrote a symphony that roused, rallied, eulogized, and commemorated his fellow citizens--the Leningrad Symphony, which came to occupy a surprising place of prominence in the eventual Allied victory during World War 2.

ISBN:

0763691003
9780763691004

OCLC:

(OCoLC)936532418

Locations:

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)