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Shostakovich and 1-5-6-5
Messiaen's Modes
Musicology and Research

Dmitri Shostakovich and 1-5-6-5: The History of a Motive 1950-1967
Since the 10th Symphony, Dmitri Shostakovich signed select compositions with his signature's musical acronym D-Es-C-H (the notes D, Eb, C, B) in plain sight. However my recent research indicates a second "confessional" motive he developed independently of the D-Es-C-H motive—one he may have never intended anyone to hear. Undergraduate thesis. 129 pages.

Messiaen's Modes
A complete list of all of the limited modes of transposition.

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