“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.
"Procession of the Princes" [from Mlada]
European parts included
Amstel Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1208825
(op. posth. 70/18)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 741391
for: Wind Ensemble and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1072296
3-5 octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 918369
Symphonische Phantasie
édition bon(n)orgue Vol. 44
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1550310
Promenade
ensemble ad libitum 16
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 614052
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1049584
für Viola und Harfe (Klavier)
for: KAMMERMUSIK SONSTIGEBESETZUNGEN GEMISCHTE DUOS
Item no.: 1668156
Klassik
for: 5 guitars
Buch
Item no.: 270275
Promenade aus: Bilder einer Ausstellung
The Walsh Collection
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 563833
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 372833
Alfred Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 942509
In a simple arrangement for piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1340997
Featuring: Promenade / Baba Yaga (The Hut on Fowl's Legs) / The Great Gate of Kiev
Belwin Intermediate String Orchestra
for: Youth string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 690426
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299328
From Pictures At An Exhibition
for: Bass trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299323
2 Trompeten, Horn, Posaune & Tuba
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 597242
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
Full Version
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1183292
Music for String Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809816
Trumpet or Flugelhorn and Organ
for: Trumpet or Flugelhorn and Organ
Book
Item no.: 1165986
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 907791
for: 9 Klarinetten oder Klarinetten Chor
Set of parts
Item no.: 638250
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 201493
For (High) Voice and Piano
for: Voice (high), piano
Score
Item no.: 169688
Neuausgabe in dt./russ. (mit Transliteration)
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Piano score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 138630
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 623631
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 358813
Arranged for organ
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 612369
Näyttelykuvia
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1149269
for: Voice (bass), piano
Music score
Item no.: 169686
FJH Piano Ensemble
for: Piano 4 hands
Book
Item no.: 968289
Biografie
Book
Item no.: 321387
Russian Dance
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1105548
from Boris Godunov
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 864686
2 Versions by D. Shostakovich and N. Rimsky-Korsakoff
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1610839
from Boris Godunov
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 883483
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Book
Item no.: 1103767
for: Guitar ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1190640
Klassik
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 602276
Harfe, Vc
Item no.: 1616614
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1366083
Klassik
for: Voice and Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1539593
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1062427
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1197233
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