“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.
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 887957
MusicWorks Grade 2
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 799532
(original version)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 635102
for: 2 trumpets, organ
Organ score, Parts
Item no.: 245871
MusicWorks Grade 2
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 803713
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 943097
Rubank Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1107074
Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 1356760
In Commemoration of Viktor Hartmann. Edited from the autograph
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 125067
The Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 865845
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 949593
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 949550
Musik im Trio 10
for: Treble recorder, violin, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1008707
for 16 players or chamber orchestra
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1611078
for: Piano
Item no.: 285733
for: Choir
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 798676
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972152
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 580602
from "Boris Godunov"
Faber Brass Band Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1651334
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
For Medium-Low Voice and Piano
for: Medium Low Voice and Piano
Book
Item no.: 169691
für 8 Hörner
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678556
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 965932
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951664
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 932179
für Akkordeonorchester Partitur
for: Accordion orchestra
Item no.: 676814
European Parts
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 925472
aus den "Bildern einer Ausstellung"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1031546
(Promenade & The Great Gate of Kiev)
for: Piano, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 902134
(Promenade & The Great Gate of Kiev)
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 901433
for: Flute ensemble
Book
Item no.: 1329634
orm "Pictures at an Exhibition"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1665564
for: FL (OB/FL-G) KLAV
Item no.: 303198
for: 3 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 658572
Große Komponisten für junge Gitarristen
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 126223
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Bassoon, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299332
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Tuba, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299321
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299319
FlexBand
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Score
Item no.: 811182
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 943963
Nuit Sur Le Mont Chauve, Une
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1185101
Simply Classics
Item no.: 611860
Kendor Concert String Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 914739
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1136945
for: Handbells [3-4]
Single edition
Item no.: 1115407
BOVACO Vocal Solo
for: Voice, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023400
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