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Alfred Schnittke [1934-1998] Russian

Rank: 109
Composer (with music)
Contemporary, New Simplicity, Polystylism

Alfred Schnittke was a Soviet and German composer. Schnittke's early music shows the strong influence of Dmitri Shostakovich. He developed a polystylistic technique in works such as the epic Symphony No. 1 and his first concerto grosso.

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I would wake up in Moscow or somewhere else, my heart beating fast, feeling bitter and helpless.		101
For almost thirty years I repeatedly saw one and the same dream: I would arrive in Vienna at long last. I would feel really happy, for I was returning to my serene childhood.		102
I am not facing the problem of emigration. I want my music to be acknowledged here first of all, in this country: after that, we shall see - perhaps the question will than become urgent.		103
For a solo work I need a definite idea. For the present I have none.		104
Do you know that my very first experience as a composer was a 'Concerto for Accordion?'		105

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