“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: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732077
Klassik
for: Piano 4 hands
Book
Item no.: 962127
For Medium or High Voice and Piano
for: High or Medium Voice and Piano
Book
Item no.: 169687
op. posth. 70, Nr. 15
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3448
aus "Bilder einer Ausstellung"
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2079
aus dem Zyklus "Bilder einer Ausstellung"
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2080
Une Larme, 2eme Mazurka
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1073252
for: 2 trumpets, organ
Organ score, Parts
Item no.: 1631801
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1210279
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1204584
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951618
for: Voice and Orff-Instruments
Book
Item no.: 990309
für 4 Trompeten, Horn, 4 Posaunen und Tuba
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 638143
aus: Der Jahrmarkt von Sorotschinzy (unvollendete Oper
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 637133
Klassik
for: Clarinet [saxophone], piano
Buch
Item no.: 303196
für Orchester
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 485755
for: Guitar or Lute
Score
Item no.: 412905
Werkeinführung
Die Oper – Schriftenreihe über musikalische Bühnenwerke
Students book
Item no.: 106137
for: Orchestra and Piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 197735
Schüler im Konzert 21
Einführung in Hamburger Schülerkonzerte
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 372283
Night On The Bare Mountain
Cine Magic
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 592330
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Alto Recorder, Trombone, Euphonium Violin, Viola or Violoncello & Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1251412
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242664
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588662
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 129050
aus: Bilder einer Ausstellung
for: Recorder orchestra
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 1023202
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 579456
Hal Leonard Flex-Band Series
for brass, woodwind or strings / includes percussion
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 609753
Collection Nobuya Sugawa "Saxy Ever"
for: Saxophone (SATBar) und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1356581
Instrumentation by Maurice Ravel
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 758475
for: 5 clarinets (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1667301
Mephistos Lied in Auerbachs Keller
for: Voice (high), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1648
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1210276
complete version
for: Brass ensemble (17 parts), percussion
Score
Item no.: 1665174
The Piano Concerto
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 731733
for: Concert band
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 1639499
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531117
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 988085
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 865135
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1210368
from "Pictures at an exhibition"
for: Brass ensemble (8 parts), organ, timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023500
Erstveröffentlichung der Originalfassung
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 560221
Sinfonisches Melodram
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 206630
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 620718
Ein Miesterwerk im Spiegel seiner Zeit
Heft + Medienpaket
Im Fokus (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
Item no.: 614384
Musikalisches Volksdrama in 5 Akten
Libretto
Lyric book
Item no.: 241448
for: Bassoon, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242666
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