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The ABCs of Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2016

Solomon Volkov
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Extract

Among his friend in Moscow, Alfred Schnittke was affectionately known as Alf. In Russia this nickname sounded vaguely foreign, as if to highlight how exotic Schnittke's presence was in the dreary life of Soviet Moscow. There he could have easily passed for a Martian.

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Research Article
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Tempo , Issue 206 , October 1998 , pp. 36 - 39
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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* Composed at the request of Tempo magazine, and first published in facsimile in Tempo No.97.