Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) – Centennial Edition
Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 2007 Piano Solo
by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Piano Solo - Sheet Music

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Piano Solo Piano - SMP Level 8 (Early Advanced)

SKU: HL.50335140

Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 2007 Piano Solo. Composed by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky. Piano Large Works. Classical Period and Russian. Collection. With introductory text, illustrations and standard notation (does not include words to the songs). 1874. 56 pages. G. Schirmer #LB2007. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50335140).

ISBN 9780793538898. UPC: 073999983609. 9x12 inches.

This favorite piano cycle was composed by Mussorgsky in about 3 weeks, and was inspired by the drawings and watercolors of a his friend, the painter Victor Hartmann. Many changes have been made to the score over the years but this edition presents the work as Mussorgsky originally composed it.

About SMP Level 8 (Early Advanced)

4 and 5-note chords spanning more than an octave. Intricate rhythms and melodies.

  • The Gnome
  • The Old Castle
  • The Tuileries
  • Promenades
  • The Ox-Cart
  • Ballet of the Chicks in their Shells
  • Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
  • The Market Place in Limoges
  • The Catacombs (Sepulcrum romanum, Con mortuis in lingua mortua)
  • The Hut on Fowl's Legs
  • The Great Gate of Kiev