Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich)
Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
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Piano Scores
Complete score
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Pavel Alexandrovich Lamm (1882-1951)
Mussorgsky: Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii
Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1934), plate M. 16612 Г. (Vol. M. 12024 Г.)
First scholarly edition solely based on the Author's manuscript.
Notes in Russian and French.
US CA UK DE FR - Dover vol. (reprint)
Complete score
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Pavel Alexandrovich Lamm (1882-1951)
Mussorgsky: Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii
Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1934), plate M. 16612 Г.
Reprint - New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.
Complete score
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Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov (1844-1908), editor
Harold Bauer (1873-1951), transcriber
New York: G. Schirmer, 1922. Plate 30738
Transcription based on the first edition (Bessel - 1886), that had been substantially reworked by Rimski-Korsakov.
Arrangements and Transcriptions
Complete Work
For Orchestra (Ravel)
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
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Large score: Boosey & Hawkes
Study score: Eulenburg
Selections
For Orchestra (Tushmalov)
Flute 1/2, Piccolo
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Oboe 1/2, English Horn
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Clarinet 1/2 (B♭, A), Bass Clarinet (B♭)
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Bassoon 1/2
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Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F)
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Trumpet 1/2 (B♭, A)
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Trombone 1/2, 3/Tuba
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Timpani, Glockenspiel, Bell (Chime)
Tam-Tam, Triangle, Cymbals/Bass Drum
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Piano
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Harp
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Violins I
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Violins II
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Violas
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Cellos / Basses
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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 |
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| Number of Movements/Sections | 16 (incl. Promenades) |
| Year/Date of Composition | June 2-22, 1874 |
| Dedication | Vladimir Stassov |
| Genre | Piano piece |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Piano |
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Misc. Comments
About the piano versions
Pictures at an Exhibition was composed originally for piano. The work did not appear in print until 1886 (five years after the composer's death), when an edition by the composer's great friend Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov was published. This publication was not a completely accurate representation of Mussorgsky's score, but presented an edited and revised text that had been reworked to a certain amount, as well as containing a substantial number of errors and misreadings.
Only in 1931, more than half a century after the work's composition, was Pictures at an Exhibition published in a scholarly edition in agreement with the composer's manuscript.
About the orchestrations
The only orchestration that is public domain in the US is the partial one prepared in 1891 by Rimski-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
