Select all the statements about Sergei Prokofiev.Multiple select question.He studied piano and composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.He left Russia following the 1917 Russian Revolution.He was banned from the Soviet Union after being denounced as a "formalist."Performances of some of his works were banned in the Soviet Union.

A russian composer who is also considered the 'Maestro of Ballet Music'

Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates Russian musicologists’ endeavors to identify “false art” during the Stalinist era?A.Soviet musicologists censor historical music that may affect Soviet citizens in undesirable ways.B.Soviet musicologists write extensive commentary to be published along with a composition.C.A composer creates a piece meant to express the oppositional nature of life in Stalinist Russia.D.Soviet musicologists condemn a composition for imitating forms of European art music.

Select all the statements that describe Anton Webern.Multiple select question.Webern's music was banned following Nazi annexation of Austria.Webern had dealings with the black market during World War II, which lead to his death.Webern was killed before he could see his music influence composers around the world.Webern's music was widely embraced by European audiences during his later years.

Why did Soviet leaders blacklist Shostakovich's compositions in 1948?Multiple choice question.He used Babi Yar, a poem about the massacre of Jews in Kiev by the Nazis, in his Thirteenth Symphony.He refused to represent the Soviet Union at a World Peace Congress in New York.His opera Lady Macbeth was called "chaos instead of music" by Soviet leaders.He was accused of following "the cult of atonality, dissonance, and discord."

Russian Revolution 1917: Causes