“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.
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299320
for: Concert band
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 1639497
for: Treble recorder, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242649
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379277
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 241828
12 ausgewählte Stücke für drei Violinen oder zwei Violinen und Viola
for: 3 violins
Score, Parts
Item no.: 658571
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 478942
for: 4 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 trombones, 2 tubas
Score, Parts
Item no.: 995984
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 187728
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 948541
Piano reduction
Item no.: 180269
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 902493
for: Organ
Item no.: 139068
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 210404
Lyric book
Item no.: 131385
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 272144
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 881117
Acht ausgewählte Sätze (komplett) (complete)
for: 2 accordions (duet)
Item no.: 182682
for: Flute ensemble
Book
Item no.: 1329634
aus den "Bildern einer Ausstellung"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1031546
für Akkordeonorchester Partitur
for: Accordion orchestra
Item no.: 676814
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1259996
Große Komponisten für junge Gitarristen
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 126223
for: Trumpet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242661
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
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951664
orm "Pictures at an Exhibition"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1665564
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1386476
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1378949
Item no.: 611860
for: FL (OB/FL-G) KLAV
Item no.: 303198
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 932179
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678556
Schott Piano Collection
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1663065
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 943963
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Score
Item no.: 811182
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 965932
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 925472
for: Piano, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 902134
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 901433
for: Narrator, organ
Score
Item no.: 1697031
for: 3 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 658572
form "Pictures at an Exhibition"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1668395
Promenade, Tuileries, Le Marche De Limoges, La Grande Porte De Kiev
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1073594
Promenade - Il Vecchio Castello - Promenade - Ballet Des Poussins Dans Leurs Coques
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1072158
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