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The piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition is perhaps the most widely known of Musorgsky's compositions, especially as orchestrated by Ravel. This informative and wide-ranging guide places the original piano work in the context of Russian cultural life, considering in particular the work of the artist Victor Hartman, creator of the pictures that inspired Musorgsky's composition. A detailed synopsis takes the reader through each piece in turn, describing the forms and the external references, and drawing connections with Musorgsky's other musical works. Chapters on the music itself consider, for example, folk elements, key-relatins and motivic structures. The author also describes the fate of the work in the hands of editors and performers and closes by surveying the best of the orchestrations, particularly Ravel's The piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition is perhaps the most widely known of Musorgsky's compositions, especially as orchestrated by Ravel. This informative and wide-ranging guide places the original piano work in the context of Russian cultural life, considering in particular the work of the artist Victor Hartman, creator of the pictures which inspired Musorgsky's compos

Author

Michael Puss, Russ, Michael, Michael Russ

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521384421

Subjects

Music, Arts