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Definition of Mussorgsky
1. Noun. Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881).
Generic synonyms: Composer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mussorgsky
Literary usage of Mussorgsky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Russia, To-day and To-morrow by Pavel Nikolaevich Mili︠u︡kov (1922)
"Our great composer, Mussorgsky, was rightly compared to Tolstoy, ... Mussorgsky was
right. He is much better known and admired now than during the time he ..."
2. Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians by Theodore Baker (1919)
"His numerous essays, including biographies of Glinka, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Cui,
Rimsky-Korsakov, are of permanent value for accurate scholarship, ..."
3. The History of the Violin: And Other Instruments Played on with the Bow from by William Sandys, Simon Andrew Forster (1864)
"With chapters dealing with Compositions by Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky,
Mussorgsky, Glazunov, and various other Aspects of ..."
4. Russia's Gift to the World by John William Mackail (1915)
"But we have lately come to know the splendid and intimately Russian music of
Mussorgsky, Borodin, and Rimsky-Korsakov. word." Glinka and Dargomyzhsky gave ..."
5. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians: Being the Sixth Volume of the by George Grove, Waldo Selden Pratt, Charles Newell Boyd (1920)
"He has also written articles on Mussorgsky and Schönberg, and numerous valuable
introductions to his collections. [ R.9 ] SCHIRMER, GUSTAV (1829-1893). ..."
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