Soviet symphonic school
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The Soviet symphonic school was a 20th-century Russian musical tradition characterized by powerful orchestral writing, strong ideological and folk influences, and a focus on dramatic, large-scale symphonic forms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century classical music movement
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musical tradition ⓘ symphonic school ⓘ |
| aimedAt | broad mass audience ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Soviet cultural policy
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Union of Soviet Composers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dramatic large-scale symphonic forms
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emphasis on symphony as central genre ⓘ expressive orchestration ⓘ ideological content ⓘ monumental symphonic cycles ⓘ powerful orchestral writing ⓘ programmatic elements ⓘ strong thematic development ⓘ use of folk melodies ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | avant-garde Western European symphonic trends ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Leningrad
NERFINISHED
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Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ other major Soviet cultural centers ⓘ |
| endTime | late 20th century ⓘ |
| follows | Russian Romantic symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
concerto
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orchestral suite ⓘ symphonic poem ⓘ symphony ⓘ |
| hasNotableRepresentative |
Alexander Lokshin
NERFINISHED
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Alfred Schnittke NERFINISHED ⓘ Andrei Eshpai NERFINISHED ⓘ Aram Khachaturian NERFINISHED ⓘ Boris Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Dmitri Shostakovich NERFINISHED ⓘ Edison Denisov NERFINISHED ⓘ Gavriil Popov NERFINISHED ⓘ Mieczysław Weinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Myaskovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Reinhold Glière NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodion Shchedrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofia Gubaidulina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tikhon Khrennikov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Armenian symphonic tradition
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Baltic symphonic traditions ⓘ Georgian symphonic tradition ⓘ Russian symphonic tradition ⓘ Ukrainian symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| includes |
modernist elements
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neo-classical elements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Russian classical music
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Russian folk music ⓘ Soviet ideology ⓘ Western symphonic tradition ⓘ late Romantic harmony ⓘ socialist realism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1920s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalLanguage | tonal ⓘ |
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