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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: Модест Петрович Мусоргский [a], romanized: Modest Petrovich Musorgsky [b], IPA: [mɐˈdɛst pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈmusərkskʲɪj] ⓘ; 21 March [ O.S. 9 March] 1839 – 28 March [ O.S. 16 March] 1881) was a Russian composer, one of the group known as " The Five ". He was an innovator ...
Mar 28, 2024 · Modest Mussorgsky (born March 9 [March 21, New Style], 1839, Karevo, Russia—died March 16 [March 28], 1881, St. Petersburg) was a Russian composer noted particularly for his opera Boris Godunov (final version first performed 1874), his songs, and his piano piece Pictures from an Exhibition (1874).
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Modest Mussorgsky, (born March 21, 1839, Karevo, Russia—died March 28, 1881, St. Petersburg), Russian composer. Composing without training in his teens, he met several of the composers with whom he later made up The Five, a group with the common goal of creating a nationalist school of Russian music.
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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский, Modest Petrovič Musorgskij) (March 9, 1839 – March 16, 1881), one of the Russian composers known as the Five, was an innovator of Russian music. He strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the ...
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer renowned for his innovative contributions to Russian music in the 19th century. His compositions, particularly his operas and piano works, are celebrated for their vivid portrayal of Russian life and culture.
May 29, 2018 · Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881) is generally acclaimed the finest of the group of Russian composers known as the Mighty Five. Without Modest Mussorgsky the notion of the Russian 19th century as one of musical realism would be unsupportable.
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881) was one of five Russian composers known as the 'Mighty Handful' for their nationalist tendencies. Mussorgsky was one of music's great originals. Everything he composed was conceived in terms of natural rhythms, melodies and harmonies of Slavonic folk music.
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