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The Life of Musorgsky - Musical Lives Emerson, Caryl (Princeton University, New Jersey)
The Life of Musorgsky - Musical Lives
Emerson, Caryl (Princeton University, New Jersey)
This book, first published in 1999, is a biography of Russia's greatest musical dramatist, Modest Musorgsky, known for his opera Boris Godunov, for his innovative realistic art songs, and for 'Pictures at an Exhibition'. It emphasizes the psychological and economic factors that contributed to the composer's remarkable autodidactic rise and tragic, premature end.
218 pages, 22 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 30, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521485074 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 218 |
| Dimensions | 209 × 143 × 14 mm · 294 g |
| Language | English |