The Orchestra
Soundscapes for everybody
Many people think classical music is elitist and boring. But classical
music isn't different from a lot of film music people enjoy listening
to: When the orchestra plays, every instrument helps creating a
soundscape of different textures.
Moreover, the history of classical music is full of drama, passion and
sometimes satire. Like when Russian composer
Dmitri Shostakovich
(1906-1975) mocked Stalinist militarism with an absurdist march in his
Symphony No. 1, and the authorities didn't notice.
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