ABSTRACT
During his short but rich career, Shostakovich has experienced many influences. I.I.Sollertinsky, well-known Leningrad writer on music, finds three periods in Shostakovich’s development. The “first period” is influenced by the academic school, as represented by the tradition of the Leningrad Conservatory. Shostakovich studied under L.Nicolaev (piano), Maximilian Steinberg (instrumentation and fugue), and N.A. Sokolov (counterpoint and form). From them he received the tradition of Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazounov. It is only natural that his first compositions should reflect the spirit of the academy.
