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How Shostakovich Changed My Mind

How Shostakovich Changed My Mind

Penned By Stephen Johnson
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How Shostakovich Changed My Mind

How Shostakovich Changed My Mind

Penned By Stephen Johnson
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Music broadcaster and composer Stephen Johnson explores how Shostakovich's music took shape under Stalin's reign of terror, and how it gave form to the hopes of an oppressed people. Johnson writes of the healing effect of music on sufferers of mental illness and tells of how Shostakovich's music lent him unexpected strength in his struggle with bipolar disorder.

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Length 155 Pages
Language Eng
Released March 22, 2018
Identifier (ISBN) 40210646
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Stephen Johnson is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Stephen Johnson can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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