Mussorgsky

American  

[moo-sawrg-skee, -zawrg-, moo-suhrg-skyee] / mʊˈsɔrg ski, -ˈzɔrg-, ˈmu sərg skyi /

Or Mussorgski

noun

1. Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky, Modest Petrovich.

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Mussorgsky British  

/ mʊˈsɔːɡskɪ, ˈmusərkskij /

noun

1. Modest Petrovich (maˈdɛst pɪˈtrɔvitʃ). 1839–81, Russian composer. He translated inflections of speech into melody in such works as the song cycle Songs and Dances of Death (1875–77) and the opera Boris Godunov (1874). His other works include Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) for piano

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Example Sentences

Composed without arias or set pieces, Dargomyzhsky’s score illuminates Pushkin’s words and paves the way for the truly Russian opera, however grander, of Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

La Scala will open its 2022-23 season on Wednesday, one of the highlights of the Italian cultural calendar, with a performance of the Russian opera "Boris Godunov" composed by Modest Mussorgsky.

From Reuters • Dec. 7, 2022

Her concert repertory was extensive, including Catalan folk melodies as well as song cycles by Schubert, Schumann, Mussorgsky and Mahler.

From Washington Post • May 16, 2022

‘Nowruz: The Iranian New Year Concert’ Carl St.Clair and Pacific Symphony are joined by special guests for a festive program of works by Vivaldi and Mussorgsky plus selections from contemporary Iranian composers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2022

Importantly, though, for all his rough edges, Mussorgsky showed that Russian music could obey its own rules, follow its own tastes and carve its own identity.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall