Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky

Also known as Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Moussorgski

Russian composer (1839–1881)

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Modest Mussorgsky was a Russian composer of the 19th century who created influential classical music that helped define Russian musical identity. His works, including the famous orchestral piece *Pictures at an Exhibition*, are still performed and celebrated today for their innovative approach to composition and their distinctive Russian character.

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Born: 1839
Died: 1881
Works: 106

Top works

Pisʹma i dokumenty
Сочиненія Озерова
Boris Godunov
Der Jahrmarkt von Sorótschintzi
Dialektika tvorcheskogo vzaimodeĭstvii︠a︡ solista i kont︠s︡ertmeĭstera v kamerno, vokalʹnom ispolnitelʹstve

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Mussorgsky, c. 1870

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (/mʊˈsɔːrɡski, -ˈzɔːrɡ-/; Russian: Модест Петрович Мусоргский, romanized: Modest Petrovich Musorgsky; 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 of Russian music in the Romantic period and strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of Western music.