Musorgsky : his life and works
Brown, David, 1929-2002
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Musorgsky was one of the towering and tragic figures of 19th century Russian music. Largely an amateur, he nevertheless emerged in his first opera, 'Boris Godunov', as a supreme musical dramatist, presenting original song compositions and a gift for uncovering the texts' emotional content.
Main title:
Musorgsky : his life and works / David Brown.
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Imprint:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Collation:
xvii, 391 p., [8] p. of plates : music, ports. ; 25 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-385) and index.
ISBN:
9780198165873 (hbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
508090