Dmitri Shostakovich, noun.
Dmitri Shostakovich was a
Russian classical composer who lived through the oppression of the Soviet Union, and lived from September 25, 1906 to August 9th, 1975. He is regarded to have composed pieces which had objected to the tyrannical
power of the Soviet Union, which were also known to be some of the most intense in the
history of classical, such as his Fifth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth symphonies. He had composed pieces on other topics, such as various historical events like the 1905 and the 1918
Russian revolutions.
In the midst of his musical career, he was denounced and had gained a condition of depression that would
never recover. He was known by his family to be obsessed with cleanliness and organization, and would frequently synchronize all of the family's clocks. He also had favored playing cards and soccer.
Person 1:
Ugh... All classical music is boring and requires no skill. Go listen to
Billie Eilish instead.
Person 2: The real leader of depressing music is Shostakovich, go listen to his 11th and come back.
--1 hour
later--
Person 1: Now do you still think that it's all boring?
Person 2:........
