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the Russian Five.

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Modest Petrovitch Mussorgsky is famous for his operas and songs. He discovered new ways of writing for the voice which were very tuneful but which also suited Russian language. His most famous Opera is Boris Godunov.

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His most famous compositions are Night on Bare Mountain and Pictures at an Exhibition, but he also composed several operas, pieces for solo piano and choral works.

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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer that wrote music during the mid to late 1800s. He is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in Russian music history.

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Modest Mussorgsky was a Russian composer. Modest Mussorgsky was an innovator of Russian music during the Romantic period. His works were inspired by Russian history and folklore.

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