The Role Of Music In The 20th Century

Throughout history, music has repeatedly reflected specific events and emotions of people from that time period. Although music is intangible, it is possible to infer exactly how the composer felt while writing a specific piece of music. This is especially relevant with Russian composers in the 20th century. Due to their oppressed and depressing lifestyle, these composers wrote music reflecting their emotions, creating a connection with listeners who experience the same emotions. This is relevant today because the goal of composers is still to create an emotional connection with the audience. Modern day composers are greatly influenced and inspired by the intimate connection Russian composers created with the audience in the Soviet Era.
In 20th century Russia, new political and social systems were developing and transforming greatly. For the whole world, “the Soviet Union was a relatively new entity, having been born amid the Bolshevik Revolution that commenced in November 1917. (Stolberg). The Soviet Union symbolized a transformation for Russia as this was a new type of governing for the Russian citizens. The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) was established on December 30, 1922. This was the start of …show more content…
Lenin and Stalin worked closely during the revolution in order to achieve success. During the revolution, “Stalin 's chief role… was that of propagandist and supporter of Lenin” (Joseph Stalin). It was on April 3, 1922 that Stalin was given the position to lead the Soviet Union. While Stalin was first in office, Lenin died after having a stroke and Stalin worked with two of Lenin’s companions, Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev. Stalin rose to power very quickly and became very well known across the world after being appointed. The first goal for Stalin to achieve was to turn Russia into communist country and to turn Russia’s attention to