Shostakovichesque

English

Etymology

From Shostakovich +‎ -esque.

Adjective

Shostakovichesque (comparative more Shostakovichesque, superlative most Shostakovichesque)

1. Reminiscent of the works of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Russian composer and pianist.
   • 2005 February 8, Allan Kozinn, “The Moods of Sliding Scales, From Ethereal to Animated”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     But there was more to Mr. Gordon's work. In a central section the distortion was removed from the amplification, and the writing was lively in a bittersweet, Shostakovichesque way.