The theme of invasion in Shostakovich's symphony about the war lasts 666 seconds and has six in period, - Shostakovich's son
"Prophets of the old times wrote in words, and composers write in music. It is also a prophecy or how would you explain that the symphony ends with the prediction of victory though its premier took place in 1942, at the beginning of the terrific destructive war? I think it is an absolute prophecy," Shostakovich said on air The Church and the World program on Rossiya 24 TV.
He told that composer Boris Tischenko, Dmitry Shostakovich's favorite disciple, using the author's symbols, counted the number of beats to clock the theme of invasion, which lasts all the time while a small drum plays.
"Having all these things counted, he got an impressive result: the whole theme of invasion lasts 666 seconds and has six in period. I cannot explain it otherwise than with a sign from above," Shostakovich said.
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