Also known as Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Moussorgski
Russian composer (1839–1881)
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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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.
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский, Modest Petrovič Musorgskij), also Modeste, Moussorgsky (and see also Модест Петрович Мусоргский) (March 9/21, 1839 – March 16/28, 1881), one of five Russian composers known as The Mighty Handful or The Five, they were: Mily Balakirev (the leader), César Cui, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Alexander Borodin. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Modest+Petrovich+Mussorgsky">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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