▁and ▁Alban ▁Berg , ▁he ▁created ▁his ▁own ▁musical ▁language ; ▁he ▁wrote ▁eleven ▁sym phon ies ▁plus ▁sym ph onic ▁works ▁including ▁Les ▁Fle urs ▁du ▁Mal ▁( 1 9 3 9 , ▁on ▁Baud ela ire ' s ▁po ems ), ▁Three ▁Sc enes ▁from ▁Go ethe ' s ▁Fa ust ▁( 1 9 7 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ), ▁the ▁cant ata ▁M ater ▁Dol or osa ▁( 1 9 7 7 , ▁on ▁vers es ▁from ▁Ak h mat ova ' s ▁Re qu iem ). ▁Only ▁his ▁Sym phony ▁No ▁ 4 ▁is ▁purely ▁instrument al ; ▁all ▁his ▁other ▁sym phon ies ▁include ▁vocal ▁parts . ▁Sym phony ▁No ▁ 3 ▁by ▁Lok sh in ▁was ▁written ▁on ▁Ki pling ' s ▁vers es , ▁and ▁a ▁bal let ▁Fed ra ▁was ▁st aged ▁to ▁music ▁from ▁Sym phony ▁No ▁ 4 . ▁Lok sh in ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁cycle ▁of ▁piano ▁variations ▁for ▁Maria ▁Gr in berg ▁( 1 9 5 3 ) ▁and ▁another ▁one ▁for ▁Y el ena ▁K ush ner ova ▁( 1 9 8 2 ). ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁The ▁composer ' s ▁father , ▁Laz ar ▁Lok sh in , ▁was ▁an ▁account ant ▁and ▁his ▁mother , ▁Maria ▁Kor ot k ina , ▁a ▁mid w ife . ▁ ▁Lok sh in ' s ▁sister , ▁Maria , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁The ▁family ▁suffered ▁from ▁commun ist ▁repr ession