The piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition is perhaps the most widely known of Musorgsky's compositions, especially as orchestrated by Ravel. This informative and wide-ranging guide places the original piano work in the context of Russian cultural life, considering in particular the work of the artist Victor Hartman, creator of the pictures which inspired Musorgsky's composition.
The piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition is perhaps the most widely known of Musorgsky's compositions, especially as orchestrated by Ravel. This informative and wide-ranging guide places the original piano work in the context of Russian cultural life, considering in particular the work of the artist Victor Hartman, creator of the pictures which inspired Musorgsky's composition.
List of illustrations Acknowledgements Preface 1. Pictures at an Exhibition and nineteenth-century music 2. Musorgsky and Hartman 3. Manuscript, publication and performance 4. Looking at Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition 5. Synopsis 6. The musical language of Pictures at an Exhibition 7. Harmony, scales, tonality and voice-leading in Pictures at an Exhibition 8. Orchestrations and transcriptions of Pictures at an Exhibition Appendix: list of principal transcriptions and orchestrations Notes Select bibliography.
List of illustrations Acknowledgements Preface 1. Pictures at an Exhibition and nineteenth-century music 2. Musorgsky and Hartman 3. Manuscript, publication and performance 4. Looking at Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition 5. Synopsis 6. The musical language of Pictures at an Exhibition 7. Harmony, scales, tonality and voice-leading in Pictures at an Exhibition 8. Orchestrations and transcriptions of Pictures at an Exhibition Appendix: list of principal transcriptions and orchestrations Notes Select bibliography.
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