Mussorgsky's family name was derived from an ancestor who had had the nickname "Musorga," which meant, appropriately enough, 'Music maker.' On his birthday, ten things you might not know about him.

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/03/21-march-modest-p-mussorgsky.html

#BirthAnniversary #Music #Mussorgsky #ClassicalMusic #Composers

Going to the Orchestra tonight...

In the skyway between the parking garage and orchestra hall I passed a group of half a dozen people in matching purple track suits. REALLY curious what that was about.

Also, the woman sitting next to me just insisted to her friend that the romantic period did not come after Beethoven. Very odd.

#MNOrchestra #ClassicalMusic

今日はモデスト・ムソルグスキーの誕生日。1839年、プスコフ州カレヴォ村の生まれ。村には記念碑が建てられている。https://maps.app.goo.gl/W6tLGMzWEvch7a5t6

いわゆる「ロシア５人組」のひとりではあるが、初期にバラキレフに師事して以降は独自の作風を強めており、その点ではOne and Onlyな存在と言ってもいいのかも知れない。アルコールに溺れて早逝したのが残念。

#クラシック #ClassicalMusic

https://youtu.be/JlhOrxa1ZVA?si=Uu43-sWqAiCYwTCF

Melodica Men: Gustav Holst Mars, the Bringer of War
#classicalMusic

https://youtu.be/p4-M0GPy8rY?si=lpWqz6AGmVSa2I8b

Melodica Men: Gustav Holst's "Jupiter"
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https://youtu.be/_Y96wLESR68?si=evZYc3rCdIHqX0d1

Melodica Men: Barber of Seville
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