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| - | '''Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky''' (March 9/21, [[1839]] – March 16/28, [[1881]]), one of the Russian composers known as [[the Five]], was an innovator of [[Music of Russia|Russian music]]. He strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of [[Western music]]. Many of his major [[List of works by Modest Mussorgsky|works]] were inspired by [[History of Russia|Russian history]], [[Russian folklore]], and other [[nationalism|nationalist]] themes, including the [[opera]] ''[[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov]]'', the orchestral [[tone poem]] ''[[Night on Bald Mountain|Night on the Bald Mountain]]'', and the [[piano suite]] ''[[Pictures at an Exhibition]]''. For many years Mussorgsky's works were mainly known in versions revised or completed by other composers. Many of his most important compositions have recently come into their own in their original forms, and some of the original scores are now also available.{{GFDL}} | + | |
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