SYMPHONY NO 7 OP 60

Orchestra Study Score

Series: Study Score
Publisher: Sikorski
Format: Softcover
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

While the German Wehrmacht besieged Leningrad, Shostakovich wrote his 'Leningrad' Symphony. More than a million people died during the 28-month-long isolation of the city. Against this backdrop, Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 became a symbol for the trapped Leningraders of their solidarity and will to survive. At its premiere and even more so at its first Leningrad performance on 9 August 1942, while the city was still under siege, the symphony was greeted with euphoric enthusiasm. The commentator at the live radio broadcast described the concert: The whole hall stood up during the finale. You couldn't stay seated and listen. It was impossible.

This volume is part of the revised and corrected new edition of all 15 symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich published by Boosey and Hawkes and Sikorski as large format study scores for optimal legibility. All scores and the related orchestral parts have been newly computer typeset, and the orchestral parts are also compatible for performance use with scores in 'The New Collected Works of Dmitri Shostakovich'.

Item #: 050607014
UPC: 196288267591
MPN or ISBN: 9783689030049
Size: 11.75"  x  8.25"
Pages: 210
Stock #: HL50607014