{"product_id":"musorgsky-pictures-at-an-exhibition-paperback-9780521386074","title":"Musorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Paperback) 9780521386074","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMusorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn informative and wide ranging guide which places Musorgsky's original piano work in the context of Russian cultural life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Russ (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521386074, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 28 August 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e120 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 14.2 x 0.9 cm, 0.18 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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. A detailed synopsis takes the reader through each piece in turn, describing the forms, the external references, and drawing connections with Musorgsky's other musical works. Chapters on the music itself consider, for example, folk elements, key relations and motivic structures. Dr Russ also describes the fate of the work in the hands of editors and performers and closes by surveying the best of the orchestrations, particularly that by Ravel. The book is illustrated with photographs of the existing pictures from Hartman's exhibition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Pictures at an Exhibition and nineteenth-century music\u003cbr\u003e 2. Musorgsky and Hartman\u003cbr\u003e 3. Manuscript, publication and performance\u003cbr\u003e 4. Looking at Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition\u003cbr\u003e 5. Synopsis\u003cbr\u003e 6. The musical language of Pictures at an Exhibition\u003cbr\u003e 7. Harmony, scales, tonality and voice-leading in Pictures at an Exhibition\u003cbr\u003e 8. Orchestrations and transcriptions of Pictures at an Exhibition\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: list of principal transcriptions and orchestrations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Individual%20composers%20\u0026amp;%20musicians,%20specific%20bands%20\u0026amp;%20groups%20%5BAVH%5D%22\"\u003eAVH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003590201624,"sku":"9780521386074","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521386074_19f41017-1944-4537-9284-437c57d5a40f.gif?v=1691376172","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/musorgsky-pictures-at-an-exhibition-paperback-9780521386074","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}