Historical FigureMale
Modest Petrovič Musorgskij
1839 – 1881
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryModest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer, one of the group known as "The Five." He was an innovator of Russian music in the Romantic period and strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of Western music.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 9, 1839
Karevo
Date of death
March 16, 1881
Saint Petersburg
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Occupations & fields
composerpianistlibrettistmilitary personnelmusician
Notable works
Boris GodunovPictures at an ExhibitionNight on Bald Mountain
- Field and occupation
- ruský skladateľ klasickej hudby
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