Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich)
Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
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Music Files
Original version (piano)
Complete score
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Complete score
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Harold Bauer (1873-1951)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1922. Plate 30738
Bauer's edition is based upon the Bessel (1st ed.) score of 1886
Arrangements and Transcriptions
For Orchestra (Ravel)
Full Scores
Orchestral score [TB]
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Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), orchestrator
Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.(ca.1965), plate 1626
Public Domain - Non-PD US
Large score: US CA UK DE FR - Boosey & Hawkes
Large score: Boosey & Hawkes
Study score: Eulenburg
For Orchestra (Tushmalov - selections)
Parts
Cello / Bass
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Mikhail Tushmalov (1861-1896), orchestrator
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.(1896)
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General Information
| Work Title | Pictures at an Exhibition | ||
| Alternative Title | Tableaux d'une Exposition - Bilder einer Austellung - Картинах с выставки | ||
| Composer | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich | Genre | Piano piece |
| Opus/Catalogue Number | Librettist | ||
| Number of Movements/Sections | 16 (incl. Promenades) | Language | |
| Dedication | Vladimir Stassov | Piece Style | Romantic |
| Year/Date of Composition | June 2-22, 1874 | Instrumentation | Piano |
| Year of First Publication | Discuss this piece | ||
Misc. Comments
Pictures at an Exhibition was composed originally for piano. The only orchestration that is public domain in the US is the partial one prepared in 1891 by Rimsky-Korsakov's conducting and composition student Mikhail Tushmalov (1861-1896). This was published by Bessel that year and issued in a corrected version sometime after Tushmalov's death. Tushmalov's orchestration has been reprinted by Kalmus and is currently (August 2006) available for sale by them.
Ravel's orchestration includes: 3 Flutes (2 doubling Piccolo), 3 Oboes (3rd doubling English Horn), 2 Clarinets (in Bb and A), Bass Clarinet (in Bb and A), 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, Alto Saxophone in Eb, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in C, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Triangle, Snare Drum, Whip, Ratchet, Cymbal, Bass Drum, Gong, Glockenspiel, (Tubular) Bells (Eb), Xylophone, Celeste, 2 Harps, Strings
