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Shostakovichesque

Shostakovichesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Russian composer and pianist.

Adjective

Shostakovichesque (comparative more Shostakovichesque, superlative most Shostakovichesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Russian composer and pianist.
    • But there was more to Mr. Gordon's work. In a central section the distortion was removed from the amplification, and the writing was lively in a bittersweet, Shostakovichesque way.2005 February 8, Allan Kozinn, “The Moods of Sliding Scales, From Ethereal to Animated”, in The New York Times

Forms of Shostakovichesque

comparativemore Shostakovichesque
superlativemost Shostakovichesque

Origin of Shostakovichesque

From Shostakovich + -esque.

Questions about Shostakovichesque

What does Shostakovichesque mean?
Shostakovichesque means reminiscent of the works of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Russian composer and pianist.
What part of speech is Shostakovichesque?
Shostakovichesque is an adjective.

Words near Shostakovichesque in the dictionary

  1. shoshonites
  2. shoshonitic
  3. Shostak
  4. Shostakovian
  5. Shostakovich
  6. Shostakovichesque
  7. Shostakovichian
  8. Shostaks
  9. Shostka
  10. shot
  11. shot a rope

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