TY - GEN N2 - The most original and influential of the 19th century Russian nationalist composers. His songs, among the finest of the 19th century, reflect his desire to reproduce the rhythms of Russian speech. So also does his masterpiece, the opera Boris Godunov. These informative biographies present a revealing look into the events, people and places that influenced the creation of each composer's major works and tell the story of the impact that Russia had on the history of western music. AB - The most original and influential of the 19th century Russian nationalist composers. His songs, among the finest of the 19th century, reflect his desire to reproduce the rhythms of Russian speech. So also does his masterpiece, the opera Boris Godunov. These informative biographies present a revealing look into the events, people and places that influenced the creation of each composer's major works and tell the story of the impact that Russia had on the history of western music. T1 - Modest Mussorgsky DA - [2008] CY - West Long Branch, NJ : CN - ML410.M97 CN - ML410.M97 PB - Kultur, PP - West Long Branch, NJ : PY - [2008] N1 - Title from container. N1 - "An illuminating biography filmed on location in Russia"--Container. N1 - Originally released on videocassette in 1993. ID - 470218 KW - Composers KW - Music SN - 0769786510 SN - 9780769786513 TI - Modest Mussorgsky ER -