Symphony for the city of the dead : Dmitri Shostakovich and the siege of Leningrad
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015.
Physical Description
456 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
An account of the Siege of Leningrad reveals the role played by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony in rallying and commemorating their fellow citizens.
Subjects
- Composers > Soviet Union > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Russia (Federation) > Juvenile literature.
- Composers.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Russia (Federation)
- Saint Petersburg (Russia) > History > Siege, 1941-1944. > Juvenile literature.
- Saint Petersburg (Russia) > History > Siege, 1941-1944.
- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975 > Juvenile literature.
- Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975.