2019 Student Research Conference:
32nd Annual Student Research Conference
32nd Annual Student Research Conference
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 Mov 1, Blithe Ignorance of the Future Cataclysm
Meredith J. Harrach*, Hunter H. Takamiya, Adam M. Barker, and Grace Chang
Dr. Brian X. Kubin, Faculty Mentor
The President's String Quartet will perform the first movement of Dmitri Shostakovich's string quartet no. 3. We will then each discuss the movement, the meaning behind it, some of the theory, and the historical context of what Shostakovich was going through at the time of the piece's composition.
Keywords: Shostakovich, Quartet, Fascism, Music
Topic(s):Music
History
Presentation Type: Performance Art
Session: 313-3
Location: OP Performance Hall
Time: 2:10