DSCH motif
Musical motif representing Dmitri Shostakovich / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DSCH is a musical motif used by the composer Dmitri Shostakovich to represent himself. It is a musical cryptogram in the manner of the BACH motif, consisting of the notes D, E-flat, C, B natural, or in German musical notation D, Es, C, H (pronounced as "De-Es-Ce-Ha"), thus standing for the composer's initials in German transliteration: D. Sch. (Dmitri Schostakowitsch).
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![{
\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
\relative c' {
\clef treble
\time 4/4 d es c b
} }](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/8/b/8bggp1umh4or9x76agpwp08l9sk6xsk/8bggp1um.png)
The DSCH motif, consisting of the notes D-E♭-C-B