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Symphony for the city of the dead : Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad, M.T. Anderson
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- Summary
- In September 1941, Adolf Hitler's Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history -- almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh winter of 1943-1944. More than a million citizens perished. Survivors recall corpses littering the frozen streets, their relatives having neither the means nor the strength to bury them. Residents burned books, furniture, and floorboards to keep warm. They ate family pets and -- eventually -- one another to stay alive. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who would write 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. This is the true story of a city under siege: the triumph of bravery and defiance in the face of terrifying odds. It is also a look at the power and layered meaning of music in beleaguered lives
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 456 pages
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780763668181
- Label
- Symphony for the city of the dead : Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
- Title
- Symphony for the city of the dead
- Title remainder
- Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
- Statement of responsibility
- M.T. Anderson
- Title variation
- Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
- Subject
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- Composers -- Russia -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueComposers -- Soviet Union
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- Composers -- Soviet Union -- Biography | Juvenile literature
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- trueMusic -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union
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- trueMusicians
- trueRussia
- Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- History -- Siege, 1941-1944
- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975
- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975 -- Juvenile literature
- trueSoviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953
- trueSt. Petersburg, Russia -- Siege, 1941-1944
- trueWorld War II
- World War, 1939-1945
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- Russia
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union
- Young adult literature
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- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In September 1941, Adolf Hitler's Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history -- almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh winter of 1943-1944. More than a million citizens perished. Survivors recall corpses littering the frozen streets, their relatives having neither the means nor the strength to bury them. Residents burned books, furniture, and floorboards to keep warm. They ate family pets and -- eventually -- one another to stay alive. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who would write 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. This is the true story of a city under siege: the triumph of bravery and defiance in the face of terrifying odds. It is also a look at the power and layered meaning of music in beleaguered lives
- Award
-
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2015
- School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Book, 2015.
- Awards note
- New York Times Notable Children's Books, Young Adult, 2015.
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
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- 10445530
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
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- Anderson, M. T
- Dewey number
- 940.5421
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- Ages 14-17
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- 9
- 12
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich
- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich
- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich
- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich
- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich
- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich
- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich
- Morale
- World War, 1939-1945
- Composers
- World War, 1939-1945
- Composers
- World War, 1939-1945
- Composers
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Morale
- Music
- World War, 1939-1945
- Composers
- Young adult literature
- Composers
- World War, 1939-1945
- Music
- World War, 1939-1945
- Russia
- Saint Petersburg (Russia)
- Target audience
- adolescent
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- Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
- Label
- Symphony for the city of the dead : Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad, M.T. Anderson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-442) and index
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- 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
- Control code
- 000056577079
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 456 pages
- Isbn
- 9780763668181
- Lccn
- 2015936915
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
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- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)900179946
- Label
- Symphony for the city of the dead : Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad, M.T. Anderson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-442) and index
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- 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
- Control code
- 000056577079
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 456 pages
- Isbn
- 9780763668181
- Lccn
- 2015936915
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- unmediated
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Subject
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- trueMorale
- Morale -- Juvenile literature
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- trueMusic -- Psychological aspects
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- trueMusicians
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union
- Young adult literature
- trueSieges
- trueComposers
- trueComposers -- Russia -- Biography
Genre
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category: 2015
- trueSchool Library Journal Best Nonfiction Books: 2015
- trueWorld War II (Teens)
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