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Definition of Modest Mussorgsky
1. Noun. Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881).
Exact synonyms: Modest Moussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Moussorgsky, Mussorgsky
Generic synonyms: Composer
Generic synonyms: Composer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Modest Mussorgsky
Literary usage of Modest Mussorgsky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Music Club Programs from All Nations: Giving an Historic Outline of Each by Arthur Elson (1907)
"... if not the greatest, may fairly be called the originator of the movement,
while the other four were Cesar Cu'i, Modest Mussorgsky, Alexander Borodin, ..."
2. Geschichte der Ouvertüre und der freien Orchesterformen by Hugo Botstiber (1913)
"... Cesar Cui, Modest Mussorgsky und Nikolaus Rimsky-Korsakow und ihre Nachfolger
sind eigentlich, genau besehen, auch nicht gar so extrem-modern, ..."