Please read the provided excerpts from Jennifer Gerstel's article Irony, Deception, and Political Culture in the Works of Dmitri Shostakovich and watch the video of Shostakovich's Festive Overture. Submit a pdf file approximately one page of double spaced 12 point font that describes elements of the piece you felt conveyed a specific tone, given the context of the composition and Shostakovich's creative environment.
