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- NAME: Modest Mussorgsky
- OCCUPATION: Songwriter
- BIRTH DATE: March 21, 1839
- DEATH DATE: March 28, 1881
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Karevo, Russia
- PLACE OF DEATH: St. Petersburg, Russia
- AKA: Modest Mussorgsky
- Full Name: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
- AKA: Modest Musorgsky
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Modest Mussorgsky was a 19th century Russian composer. His most famous works include "Night on Bald Mountain," "Boris Godunov" and "Pictures at an Exhibition."
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Modest Mussorgsky was born on March 21, 1839, in Karevo, Russia. Mussorgsky began composing in his teens, without formal training. He later resigned from the military to devote himself to music, and held a series of government jobs until alcoholism made him unemployable. His major works include "Night on Bald Mountain," "Boris Godunov" and "Pictures at an Exhibition." Mussorgsky died on March 28, 1881, in St. Petersburg.
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