John and a Slavic god, Kupalo whose feast day is the Summer Solstice. The legend tells of a demon, Chernobog, who leads the revels until, in the composer's words, "the sounds of the far-off bell of the little church in a village.disperses the Spirits of Darkness." In 1860, Mussorgsky entertained thoughts of using this idea to write a one-act opera based on Nikolai Gogol's story the The Eve of Ivan Kupala. John's Night in June on a hill called Lysa Hora near Kiev. Mussorgsky's first ideas for the tone poem A Night on Bald Mountain were inspired by the ancient Russian legend of nocturnal revels that take place on St. The concept of artistic "realism" involves depicting life as "it is truly lived," taking an interest in the lower strata of society, and rejected the use of symmetrical musical forms because they are unable to convey the unpredictability of "real life." Mussorgsky was also committed to studying "real" life and expressing these observations in his music. Many of his compositions are inspired by Russian history and Russian folklore folk melodies and harmonies can frequently be heard in his works. Mussorgsky is one of the most daring and creative Russian composers of his time and his works are novel yet stylistically romantic. His most successful works use complex phrasing and meter and convey a vivid sense of drama. Mussorgsky's music includes operas, vocal music, and piano music. Mussorgsky died at the age of 42 in relative poverty compared to this privileged childhood. However, it was at this time that he began to write his first important works that embody the ideal of artistic "realism" these include Night on Bald Mountian. For many years he worked as a desk clerk for the ministry of transportation his mental state deteriorated after the death of his mother when he was 26. By 1863, Mussorgsky had left Balakirev and was largely teaching himself. His love of music prompted him to start composing, even with limited training he worked under the tutelage of Balakirev, and produced a few songs, piano pieces and compositional exercises, which gave him enough confidence that in 1858, he left the military in order to devote himself to music. Petersburg to study at the Peter-and-Paul School with Anton Herke. He first received piano lessons at the age of six, and later went to St. Born into wealth and lineage-his landowning family was reputedly descended from the first Russian Ruler, Rurik- Mussorgsky was sent to officers' school and was groomed to serve in the military, like many of the men in his family. Mussorgsky was the only member of the group, which included Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin, who never left his native country. Mussorgsky (pronounced moo-SORG-skee) was part of a group of Russian composers known as the Russian Five that was an innovator of Russian music and promoted a uniquely Russian aesthetic identity.
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