A Night on Bald Mountain in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) [Paperback]

Modest Moussorgsky (Author), Music Scores (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Music Scores | Publication Date: August 9, 1999

A brilliant example of Moussorgsky's innovative techniques, this dramatic work was completed and orchestrated by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov after Moussorgsky's death. Full of intense effects, the piece has long been a staple of the orchestral repertoire, particularly after its memorable accompaniment to the Witches' Sabbath sequence of Disney's "Fantasia."

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (August 9, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486408574
• ISBN-13: 978-0486408576
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #355,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Facts About This Score, September 30, 2000

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Carl V. Simpson "serenissima" (Edwardsville, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Night on Bald Mountain in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) (Paperback)

To correct the previous reviwer's comment about this work being "just the way Mussorgsky wrote it", this reviewer would like to point out that the Dover score is a reprint of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's arrangement and orchestration. While a brilliant and deservedly popular work in its own right, Rimsky's arrangement was prepared about 5 years after the composer's death and bears only the most superficial resemblance to Mussorgsky's 1867 score (full title: St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain). The Dover reprint is very clean with a sturdy binding at a very reasonable price - certainly worth the 4 stars from this reviewer.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Full Score for Mussorgski's A Night on Bald Mountain, May 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: A Night on Bald Mountain in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) (Paperback)

No arrangements, no alterations, no changes whatsoever to this beautiful work. It is left exactly as Mussorgski wrote it. For the musician who wants inspiration or anyone who loves beautiful music.