Assignment
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For the Fifth Micro Essay, please choose one of the two questions listed below and answer it in the form of a short paragraph. These questions come from the readings related to Music of the Twentieth Century between the two World Wars. Please answer in the space provided in this form and limit your paragraph to 250 - 300 words (answers with significantly fewer words are fine if they can answer the chosen question fully).
A. How did Aaron Copland's musical style change during the late 1930s? Why did he make this change? How did it affect audiences' response to his music?
B. How was Dmitri Shostakovich initially regarded in the Soviet Union? How did this change over the course of his career throughout much of the twentieth century? What was the significance of his Fifth Symphony to his reputation at home and throughout the world?