“Art is not an end in itself, but a means of addressing humanity.” Modest Petrowitsch Mussorgski (1839 - 1881)
This was Mussorgski’s main focus and driving force, the truthful portrayal of human life, and all its trials and tribulations. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the tumultuous highs and lows of Mussorgsky’s music today.
Mussorgsky was born into a wealthy, aristocratic family with a strong military tradition. After finishing his studies at the Cadet School of the Guard in St. Petersburg, Mussorgsky joined the Russian Imperial Guard. He soon gave up his commission to focus on his music. To that end, he held various positions as a civil servant to support his artistic and social development. Having got a taste for it at Cadet School, in his mid-twenties, Mussorgsky had his first issues with alcoholism. After his mother’s death in 1865, he fell into a deep depression which, along with his bohemian lifestyle, saw his alcoholism consume him, which resulted in an inability to work as an artist and composer. Despite the sincere efforts of his friends, particularly Rimsky-Korsakov, his brighter moments became few and far between. He finally succumbed to his vices, and died at the young age of 42.
The fundament of Mussorgsky’s music is realism. Its musical expression is gross, like the truth of life. Mussorgski’s music does not enchant but captivates with its emotional and dramatic charge. With this psychologically penetrating, harsh musical language, Mussorgsky influenced the entire up-and-coming generation of modern composers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The high point of Modest Mussorgsky’s artistic output is often viewed as his operas “Boris Godunov” and“ Khovanshchina”, which explore many new ideas, such as their dramatic musical structure, setting of folk texts, grand expressiveness amongst others. Numerous autobiographical elements can also be found in all his dramatic works.
An important part of the Mussorgsky’s work is his 60 songs, which reflect well the tragic nature of his troubled soul. The most famous symphonic works are “A Night on the Bald Mountain” and the cycle “Pictures at an Exhibition”, originally composed for piano, which today is mainly performed in the instrumental arrangement by Maurice Ravel.
Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401460
Russian Dance
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724088
The Masterworks Library
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 401578
Tableaux d'une Exposition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 659188
Gm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1024243
Transcription
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 750203
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 159913
aus dem Klavierzyklus "Bilder einer Ausstellung"
bearbeitet für Orgel
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 2293
Yamashita Edition 1
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 327702
Orchestrierung Maurice Ravel
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 669608
aus "Bilder einer Ausstellung"
for: 4 clarinets (B-flat), bass clarinet (B-flat)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1486
für Orchester
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1344019
Ab
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1048276
Dushkin Transcriptions
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 720933
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1047063
Russische Musik der Moderne
for: Voice, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 294968
für Klavierquartett
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 168508
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 266096
orchestriert von Maurice Ravel
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 623224
Mephistos Lied in Auerbachs Keller
for: Voice (low), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649
from Sorochinsky Fair
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 867065
aus dem Klavierzyklus "Bilder einer Ausstellung"
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2365
for: Voice (baritone/alto), piano
Music score
Item no.: 722414
for: 9 Klarinetten oder Klarinetten Chor
Score
Item no.: 638245
op. posth. 70, Nr. 18
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2939
Orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakow
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 755958
The Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 890051
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 802754
'Procession of the Princes' [from Mlada]
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1208830
Oper in 4 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 696688
His Life and Work
Master Musicians Series
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 771487
'Procession of the Princes' [from Mlada]
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1208802
from "Pictures at an Exhibition"
The Organist's Library
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 971762
The Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 869622
from 'Pictures at an Exhibition'
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 890856
The Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211255
from 'Pictures at an Exhibition'
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211259
In a simple arrangement for piano
Get to Know Classical Masterpieces
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1215445
from Pictures at an Exhibition
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722304
For Medium-Low Voice and Piano
for: Medium Low Voice and Piano
Book
Item no.: 169691
from Pictures at an Exhibition
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732071
from Pictures at an Exhibition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 732047
For (Low) Voice and Piano (Marion Farquhar)
for: Voice (low), piano
Score
Item no.: 169690
For (Medium) Voice and Piano
for: Voice (medium), piano
Score
Item no.: 169689
'Procession of the Princes' [from Mlada]
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1208825
from 'Pictures at an Exhibition'
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 871841
Brass Ensemble
for: Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812437
66 Songs in Original Keys
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 149614
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