“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.
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for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1049584
Biografie
Book
Item no.: 321387
Eb
for: Piano, Trombone
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1613016
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 358815
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 358817
Eb
for: Piano, Trombone
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1613015
Conte profane
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 358818
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 358812
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 358813
Es gibt keinen Gott außer Allah
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 424373
Simply Classics
Item no.: 611860
for: TB soli, SATB divisi, Keyboard [Organ or Piano] or Orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1039315
aus "Bilder einer Ausstellung"
for: 4 clarinets (B-flat), bass clarinet (B-flat)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1486
Schüler im Konzert 21
Einführung in Hamburger Schülerkonzerte
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 372283
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242664
for: Bassoon, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242666
for: Bass trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242657
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242653
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242652
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242665
for: Tuba, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242655
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242650
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242668
for: Oboe, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242667
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242662
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242651
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242658
for: Treble recorder, piano
Sheet music
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for: Trumpet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242661
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242656
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242654
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242663
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242660
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242659
Edizione Originale Nuova Traduzione Di
for: Opera
Book
Item no.: 965710
Klassik
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 602276
Russischer Tanz
for: Piano
Item no.: 356469
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299331
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299326
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299318
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299330
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299322
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299316
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Oboe, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299333
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299329
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299317
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