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• catalog abstract ""David Brown gives us the first life-and-works study of Modest Musorgsky to appear in English for over a half century. Indeed, this is the largest such study of Musorgsky to have appeared outside Russia.". "Brown shows how Musorgsky, though essentially an amateur with no systematic training in composition, emerged in his first opera, Boris Godunov, as a supreme musical dramatist. Indeed, in this opera, and in certain of his piano pieces in Pictures at an Exhibition, Musorgsky produced some of the most startlingly novel music of the whole nineteenth century. He was also one of the most original of all song composers, with a prodigious gift for uncovering the emotional content of a text. As Brown illuminates Musorgsky's work, he also paints a detailed portrait of the composer's life. He describes how, unlike the systematic and disciplined Tchaikovsky, Musorgsky was a fitful composer. When the inspiration was upon him, he could apply himself with superhuman intensity, as he did when composing the initial version of Boris Godunov. Sadly, Musorgsky deteriorated in his final years, suffering periods of inner turmoil, when his alcoholism would be out of control. Finally, unemployed and all but destitute, he died at age forty-two. His failure to complete his two remaining operas, Khovanshchina and Sorochintsy Fair, Brown concludes, is one of music's greatest tragedies."--BOOK JACKET.".
• catalog contributor b12732884.
• catalog created "2002.".
• catalog date "2002".
• catalog date "2002.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
• catalog description ""Brown shows how Musorgsky, though essentially an amateur with no systematic training in composition, emerged in his first opera, Boris Godunov, as a supreme musical dramatist. Indeed, in this opera, and in certain of his piano pieces in Pictures at an Exhibition, Musorgsky produced some of the most startlingly novel music of the whole nineteenth century. He was also one of the most original of all song composers, with a prodigious gift for uncovering the emotional content of a text. As Brown illuminates Musorgsky's work, he also paints a detailed portrait of the composer's life. He describes how, unlike the systematic and disciplined Tchaikovsky, Musorgsky was a fitful composer.".
• catalog description ""David Brown gives us the first life-and-works study of Modest Musorgsky to appear in English for over a half century. Indeed, this is the largest such study of Musorgsky to have appeared outside Russia.".".
• catalog description "1. Childhood and early years -- 2. The making of a composer I -- 3. The making of a composer II -- 4. The early songs I -- 5. Salammbô -- 6. The early songs II -- 7. St. John's night on the bare mountain : more songs -- 8. The Marriage : towards Boris -- 9. Boris Gudonov : composition and production -- 10. Boris Gudonov : the music -- 11. Life alongside Boris I : The Nursery completed -- 12. Life alongside Boris II ; Khovanshchina begun -- 13. Two relationships : Pictures at an exhibition and Sunless -- 14. Khovanshchina -- 15. Songs and dances fo death : last songs -- 16. Sorochintsy fair -- 17. Final years -- 18. Postlude : the century since -- Appendices: Calendar ; List of works ; Personalia ; Select bibliography.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-385) and index.".
• catalog description "List of works (p. 371-375).".
• catalog description "When the inspiration was upon him, he could apply himself with superhuman intensity, as he did when composing the initial version of Boris Godunov. Sadly, Musorgsky deteriorated in his final years, suffering periods of inner turmoil, when his alcoholism would be out of control. Finally, unemployed and all but destitute, he died at age forty-two. His failure to complete his two remaining operas, Khovanshchina and Sorochintsy Fair, Brown concludes, is one of music's greatest tragedies."--BOOK JACKET.".
• catalog extent "xvii, 391 p. , [8] p. of plates :".
• catalog identifier "0198165870".
• catalog isPartOf "Master musicians series.".
• catalog isPartOf "The master musicians".
• catalog issued "2002".
• catalog issued "2002.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
• catalog spatial "Russia".
• catalog subject "780/.92 B 21".
• catalog subject "Composers Russia Biography.".
• catalog subject "ML410.M97 B75 2002".
• catalog subject "Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Childhood and early years -- 2. The making of a composer I -- 3. The making of a composer II -- 4. The early songs I -- 5. Salammbô -- 6. The early songs II -- 7. St. John's night on the bare mountain : more songs -- 8. The Marriage : towards Boris -- 9. Boris Gudonov : composition and production -- 10. Boris Gudonov : the music -- 11. Life alongside Boris I : The Nursery completed -- 12. Life alongside Boris II ; Khovanshchina begun -- 13. Two relationships : Pictures at an exhibition and Sunless -- 14. Khovanshchina -- 15. Songs and dances fo death : last songs -- 16. Sorochintsy fair -- 17. Final years -- 18. Postlude : the century since -- Appendices: Calendar ; List of works ; Personalia ; Select bibliography.".
• catalog title "Musorgsky : his life and works / David Brown.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "text".