1. Can Music Be Political?
Later that year Lenin introduced the "New Economic Policy" and the country seemingly began to regain control of the economy, despite the dismay of the communists. ... I personally enjoyed listening to Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony although from the style of the music, it was clear that there were some political messages behind the music. ... As we can see here, it is very common for the audience not to be able to separate the composer from his works, therefore seeing the composers own views in the music, seeing the music as a political piece even though that cannot be told from the mus...
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