Coronation scene from Borus Godunov
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky) (March 21 [O.S. Ma… Read Full Bio ↴Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky) (March 21 [O.S. March 9], 1839 – March 28 [O.S. March 16], 1881), one of the Russian composers known as the Five, was an innovator of Russian music. He strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of Western music.
Many of his major works were inspired by Russian history, Russian folklore, and other nationalist themes, including the opera Boris Godunov, the orchestral tone poem Night on Bald Mountain, and the piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition. However, while Mussorgsky's music can be vivid and nationalistic, it does not always glorify the powerful and is sometimes antimilitaristic, such as in The Field-Marshal.
For many years Mussorgsky's works were mainly known in versions revised or completed by other composers. Many of his most important compositions have recently come into their own in their original forms, and some of the original scores are now also available.
Many of his major works were inspired by Russian history, Russian folklore, and other nationalist themes, including the opera Boris Godunov, the orchestral tone poem Night on Bald Mountain, and the piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition. However, while Mussorgsky's music can be vivid and nationalistic, it does not always glorify the powerful and is sometimes antimilitaristic, such as in The Field-Marshal.
For many years Mussorgsky's works were mainly known in versions revised or completed by other composers. Many of his most important compositions have recently come into their own in their original forms, and some of the original scores are now also available.
Coronation scene from Borus Godunov
Модест Петрович Мусоргский Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Модест Петрович Мусоргский:
Bilder einer Ausstellung (Klavier): Promenade Arkhin ご覧遊ばせ 嗚呼 廻り続ける メリーゴーランド Arkhin 心逝くまで 嗚呼 その胸に 深く キツク 刻…
Promenade Arkhin ご覧遊ばせ 嗚呼 廻り続ける メリーゴーランド Arkhin 心逝くまで 嗚呼 その胸に 深く キツク 刻…
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WutFace WutFace
I found an article "Изучение хоровых сцен оперы "Борис Годунов" М.П. Мусоргского в процессе вузовской подготовки дирижёра-хормейстера" by Л.В. Малацай. THE STUDY OF CHORAL SCENES OF THE OPERA «BORIS
GODUNOV» BY M.P. MUSSORGSKY IN THE COURSE OF HIGH
SCHOOL TRAINING OF THE CONDUCTOR-CHORUS MASTER
L. V. Malatsay
Orel state Institute of arts and culture
e-mail: *** (You can find it though, don't want to share someone else's email to public.
"Вступлением к сцене служит красочная оркестровая картина
праздничного колокольного звона. Это вступление вводит в C dur хор, основанный на
теме народной величальной песни «Слава», известно еще с допетровских времен и
исполняемой на всех торжественных церемониях."
There he states that song "Glory" is a traditional Russian song that was known in Russia even before Peter the Great's times.
+Funny fact from me: song in tavern about Kazan was only named in Pushkin's original, without exact words (like everyone should know which song to sing, right? Apparently not). The song that we hear in Opera fits is nicely, but not true to Pushkin''s original idea though.
drtee51
Those cathedral-bell chords at the beginning are mind-blowing! And the Russian hymn in the middle is perfect!
windstorm1000
Yes it is! I love this!!!
Dor Fischer
What a strong opening. The accelerating Orchestra, the bayans walking slowly and fateflully, the guards locking into position. The cast's movements are musical!
Hydreigion
It really is
windstorm1000
Excellent analysis
windstorm1000
Magnificent. The beginning chords are spine tingling and alerts one to the pagentry and ceremony
Maestro_T
One of the greatest scenes in all opera, and I thought this was well-done.
Joseph math music
I have always been fascinated by the emotional strength of the very non-classical alternance of the very classical chords (C-Eb-Gb-Ab, C-D-Fsharp-A) at the beginning, especially with respect to the date of the composition.
Mark Shulgasser
octotonic tritone relationship, see octotonic scale wiki
Jeppe Moulijn
No Debussy or Stravinsky without Boris Godunov.