Modest Mussorgsky and the Russian Style During the Romantic Era
Access Type
Open Access
Entry Number
3
Start Date
4-5-2017 12:00 PM
End Date
4-5-2017 1:00 PM
Department
Music
Abstract
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1829-1888) influenced the creation of a Russian nationalistic style during the Romantic era. With the intent of improving music pedagogy and performance, the purpose of this research is to investigate the circumstances of Mussorgsky’s compositional style. The specific problems of this study were to: (1) provide a basic biographical sketch of Modest Mussorgsky; (2) describe the Russian national style as used by Mussorgsky; and (3) investigate the circumstances of which Boris Godunov, Pictures at an Exhibition and Night on Bald Mountain were composed.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Chris Magee
Modest Mussorgsky and the Russian Style During the Romantic Era
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1829-1888) influenced the creation of a Russian nationalistic style during the Romantic era. With the intent of improving music pedagogy and performance, the purpose of this research is to investigate the circumstances of Mussorgsky’s compositional style. The specific problems of this study were to: (1) provide a basic biographical sketch of Modest Mussorgsky; (2) describe the Russian national style as used by Mussorgsky; and (3) investigate the circumstances of which Boris Godunov, Pictures at an Exhibition and Night on Bald Mountain were composed.