Composer-Life
The military post that Mussorgsky held.
What is Lieutenant in the Preobrazhensky Guard
Boris Godunov was rejected because it lacked this.
What is a prima donna role?
Piano. Orchestra. Opera. Voice.
What are the instruments which Mussorgsky composed for?
Others orchestrated his music causing an expansion of the orchestra.
What is Mussorgsky's influence on orchestra?
The reason Mussorgsky's debut of Boris Godunov was a time of sadness for the composer.
What is the death of Vladimir Hartman?
He edited much of Mussorgsky's work after his passing so that it would do better at the time of Mussorgsky's death as well as completing much of the work left unfinished by Mussorgsky.
Who is Rimsky-Korsakov?
An old Russian style of music that Mussorgsky base some of his music on.
What is Slavonic folk music?
The opera that was arguably his most successful. Mussorgsky started work on it in 1869 and debuted in 1874.
What is Boris Godunov?
Mussorgsky's cause of death.
What is alcoholic epilepsy attacks?
The number of pieces he composed.
What is 65 pieces?
Mussorgsky immortalized this Artist with the piece Pictures at an Exhibition.
Who is Vladimir Hartman?
The group of composers, who tried to create a Russian style of music free of influences of Italian opera, German lieder, and other western styles.
What is "Moguchaya Kuchka"?
12 days to compose.
How many days to compose St. Johns Night on Bald Mountain?
This ending is usually contributed to Mussorgsky but in reality, was composed by this composer.
Who is Rimsky-Korsakov?
The ability to realistically reproduce the inflections of the spoken Russian language in music.
What is Mussorgsky's major achievement in music?
“Life, wherever it is shown; truth, however bitter; speaking out boldly, frankly, point-blank to men – that is my aim. I am a realist in the highest sense – my business is to portray the soul of man in all its profundity.”
What is the quote that Mussorgsky used to describe himself?
The exhibition that Pictures at an Exhibition was made to represent organized by Vladimir Strassov.
What is Vladimir Hartmann's art exhibition?
The influence that Mussorgsky wanted to create.
What is the Russian style of music?