Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
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Written by Nurel Javissyarqi
Translated by Agus B. Harianto
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (March 9, 1839 – March 16, 1881) is one of the Russian composers who is known as the Five (five companions; Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, Moussorgsky, César Cui, Borodin), is the innovator of Russian music of romantic period. He tried to achieve a unique musical identity of Russia, which is often deliberately broke the established conventions of Western music. Read more… »