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 
  • Brass and Woodwinds sheet music
  • Strings sheet music
• Lesson 2: Gnomus
• Lesson 3: The Old Castle
  • Instrumental Parts: Original Key
    • Flute/oboe/bells, clarinet/bass clarinet, alto/bari sax, tenor sax/trumpet, F horn, trombone/euphonium/bassoon, tuba
    • violin, viola, cello/bass
  • Instrumental Parts: Easier Key
    • Flute/oboe/bells, clarinet/bass clarinet, alto/bari sax, tenor sax/trumpet, F horn, trombone/euphonium/bassoon, tuba
    • violin, viola, cello/bass
• Lesson 4: The Tuileries
• Lesson 5: The Ox Cart
  • Instrumental Parts: Original Key
    • Flute/oboe/bells, clarinet/bass clarinet, alto/bari sax, tenor sax/trumpet, F horn, trombone/euphonium/bassoon, tuba
      violin, viola, cello/bass
  • Instrumental Parts: Easier Key
    • Flute/oboe/bells, clarinet/bass clarinet, alto/bari sax, tenor sax/trumpet, F horn, trombone/euphonium/bassoon, tuba
      violin, viola, cello/bass
• 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:
    • NYO-USA Orchestra
      
    • Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
      
    • Seong-Jin Cho (Piano Version)