Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
This series of videos takes students through Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition one movement at a time. Lessons explore the meaning (and art) behind each movement, as well as a variety of musical concepts. Each lesson is followed by questions and activities that students can complete after watching the videos.
- Lesson 1: Promenade
- Lesson 2: Gnomus
- Lesson 3: The Old Castle
- Instrumental Parts: Original Key
- Instrumental Parts: Easier Key
- Lesson 4: The Tuileries
- Lesson 5: The Ox Cart
- Instrumental Parts: Original Key
- Instrumental Parts: Easier Key
- Lesson 6: Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
- Lesson 7: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
- Lesson 8: The Market at Limoges
- Lesson 9: The Catacombs
- Lesson 10: The Hut of Baba Yaga
- Lesson 11: The Great Gate of Kiev
- Students are strongly encouraged to watch a full performance of Pictures at an Exhibition. Here are some options: