String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.549936
Composed by Modest MUSSORGSKY (1839 - 1881). Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Contemporary,Romantic Period,Standards. 145 pages. Jmsgu3 #4317435. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549936).
Pictures at an Exhibition (Картинки с выставки) by Modest Petrovič Musorgskij, 1874
(Модест Петрович Мусоргский) Arranged for String Quartet by James M. Guthrie (Джеймс М. Гатри)
Score: 69 pages, 924 measures, duration: 34:30. Violin I: 21 pages, Violin II: 18 pages, Viola: 18 pages, Cello: 19 pages.
Contents:
Promenade 1 Allegro giusto, nel modo russico; senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto page 1
1. GNOMUS (The Gnome) Sempre vivo page 3
Promenade 2 Moderato commodo assai e con delicatezza page 10
2. IL VECCHIO CASTELLO (The Old Castle) Andante molto cantabile e con dolore page 12
Promenade 3 Moderato non tanto, pesamente page 18
3. TUILLERIES Dispute d'enfants après jeux (Children's Quarrel after Games)
Allegretto non troppo, capriccioso page 19
4. BYDLO (Cattle) Sempre moderato pesante page 23
Promenade 4 Tranquillo page 26
5. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks Балет невылупившихся птенцов Scherzino page 27
6. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle Еврей в меховой шапке. Cандомир Andante page 30
Promenade 5 Allegro giusto, nel modo russico, poco sostenuto page 35
7. LIMOGES. LE MARCHÉ. (La grande nouvelle) The Market (The Great News)
Allegretto vivo, sempre scherzando page 37
8. CATACOMBAE (Sepulchrum romanum) (Roman Tomb) Парижские катакомбы Largo page 44
CON MORTUIS IN LINGUA MORTUA (With the Dead in a Dead Language)
Andante non troppo, con lamento page 45
9. The Hut on Hen's Legs (Baba Yaga) Избушка Бабы-Яги на курьих ожках. Часы в русском стиле
Allegro con brio, feroce page 47
10. The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital in Kiev) Проект городских ворот в Киеве. Главный фасад
The Great Gates of Kiev Allegro alla breve Maestoso con grandezza page 59
Mussorgsky is known for his ability to evoke vivid pictures through his music. He creates soundscapes that transport listeners to other places and times. Through the use of complex harmonies and shifting tonalities, Mussorgsky creates sonic paintings that are as diverse and varied as any works of art in a museum. He takes listeners on a journey through different landscapes and environments, ranging from pastoral settings to the depths of the underworld. In his famous suite, Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky gives each movement a title that references a painting, sculpture, or architectural feature from an art museum. The suite is composed in such a way that it captures the moods and emotions evoked by the artworks. From the bright and energetic Promenade to the somber and mysterious Catacombs, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition paints a vivid sonic landscape that brings the listener into the art museum.
