The piece was composed for a full orchestra and consists of piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum ...

The iconic sound of an orchestra tuning is highly recognizable ... concert pitch at A=440Hz arose in the 19th century, ...

Shostakovich was a 20th Century Russian composer and pianist, who spent most of his career working under the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. After studying at music college, Shostakovich embarked on ...