m.p. mussorgsky

Mus·sorg·sky

[moo-sawrg-skee, -zawrg-; Russian moo-suhrg-skyee]
noun
Mo·dest Pe·tro·vich [moh-dest pi-troh-vich; Russian muh-dyest pyi-traw-vyich] , Moussorgsky, Modest Petrovich.
Also, Mus·sorg·ski.
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Mussorgsky or Moussorgsky (mʊˈsɔːɡskɪ, Russian ˈmusərkskij, mʊˈsɔːɡskɪ, Russian ˈmusərkskij) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Modest Petrovich (maˈdɛst pɪˈtrɔvitʃ). 1839--81, Russian composer. He translated inflections of speech into melody in such works as the song cycle Songs and Dances of Death (1875--77) and the opera Boris Godunov (1874). His other works include Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) for piano
 
Moussorgsky or Moussorgsky
 
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