Intervision (Shostakovich)
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Intervision (Russian: Интервидение, romanized: Intervidenie) is a brief orchestral work by Dmitri Shostakovich composed in 1971. It was commissioned by the Intervision Network for use in its news broadcasts.
Intervision was commissioned from Dmitri Shostakovich by the Intervision Network, which broadcast its premiere on March 29, 1971, the day before the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.[1] Because Intervision was regularly used to preface broadcasts of foreign news items, it became one of the composer's best known in the final decades of the Soviet Union.[2] According to Ilmar Ivert:[3]
The "Intervision" fanfares, the melody for which was written by Dmitri Shostakovich, are well-known in the socialist commonwealth countries and many other countries in the world. These fanfares bring millions of people to their television screens. Viewers know that they will be followed by the announcement of an important event, an interesting program, or authentic and exhaustive information.[3]
It was first published in 1987[4] by Muzyka in volume 42 of its collected works edition of Shostakovich's music.[5] It was republished by DSCH Publishers in 2019 in volume 36 of its new complete works edition.[6][7]
