Mussorgsky
What country was Modest Mussorgsky from?
Russia
Who was the artist and architect whose work inspired Pictures at an Exhibition?
Viktor Hartmann
Which movement represents Mussorgsky walking through the art exhibition?
Promenade
Which movement represents a strange, creepy nutcracker.
The Gnome
What do we call a person who writes music?
Composer
: What is a public display of artwork or other objects called?
Exhibition
What year did Mussorgsky compose Pictures at an Exhibition?
1839
1873
1874
1881
1874
What happened to Viktor Hartmann in 1873?
He died.
Which movement represents children playing and arguing in a Paris garden?
The Tuileries
Which movement represents a medieval troubadour singing of unrequieted love?
The Old Castle
What word means the feeling or atmosphere created by music or art?
Mood
The way someone understands or expresses an idea, artwork, or piece of music.
Interpretation
What inspired Mussorsky to write Pictures at an Exhibition?
An Exhibition of Viktor's artwork after he died.
What is an arrangement?
A painting inspired by music
A version of a piece changed for different instruments or performers
A room used to display artwork
A short musical movement
Which movement represents a large, heavy wagon pulled by oxen?
Bydlo
Which movement represents a busy marketplace filled with people talking, shopping, and arguing?
The Market at Limoges
What do we call one individual section of a larger musical work?
Movement
A person, creature, or personality represented through music or art.
Character
What group of Russian composers was Mussorgsky a member of?
The Five
What instrument was Pictures at an Exhibition originally written for?
Solo Piano
Which movement was inspired by children dressed as baby chicks partly inside eggshells?
Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
Which movement was inspired by Hartmann exploring underground passages in Paris?
The Catacombs
What is instrumental music that tells a story or represents an idea, scene, or image?
Program Music
Pictures or scenes created in your mind while listening to music.
Imagery
Name one personal struggle Mussorgsky experienced during his life
Financial problems or alcohol addiction
Who created the famous orchestral version of Pictures at an Exhibition?
Maurice Ravel
Which movement represents two different men with contrasting musical personalities?
Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle
Which movement was inspired by an architectural design that was never actually built?
The Great Gate of Kyiv
What word means a noticeable difference between musical ideas, such as loud and soft or fast and slow?
Contrast
Choosing which instruments will play different parts of a piece.
Orchestration