The important topic of how to refer to the 5th Symphony of Shostakovich

As a student I don’t recall anyone saying anything other than Shostakovich 5 in reference to the famous symphony and the famous horn excerpts — but as a teacher I began at some point to hear people call it “Shosty 5.” Then in a recent horn studio discussion there was a question, how to spell […]

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