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Irony, Satire, Parody and the Grotesque in the Music of Shostakovich: A Theory of Musical Incongruities

Irony, Satire, Parody and the Grotesque in the Music of Shostakovich: A Theory of Musical Incongruities

Penned By Esti Sheinberg
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Irony, Satire, Parody and the Grotesque in the Music of Shostakovich: A Theory of Musical Incongruities

Irony, Satire, Parody and the Grotesque in the Music of Shostakovich: A Theory of Musical Incongruities

Penned By Esti Sheinberg
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Released December 29, 2000
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