Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel)
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Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel) is a celebrated orchestral suite that transforms Modest Mussorgsky’s original piano cycle into a brilliantly colored, symphonically rich showpiece frequently performed in concert halls worldwide.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel) canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | orchestral suite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tableaux d’une exposition (orchestration de Maurice Ravel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pictures at an Exhibition (piano cycle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode | M. 43 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Serge Koussevitzky
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Serge Koussevitzky Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dateOfOrchestration | 1922 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Serge Koussevitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstConductor | Serge Koussevitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1922-10-19 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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program music ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movement |
Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
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Bydło NERFINISHED ⓘ Catacombs NERFINISHED ⓘ Cum mortuis in lingua mortua NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnomus NERFINISHED ⓘ Promenade NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Gate of Kiev NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Market at Limoges NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuileries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brilliant orchestration
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colorful instrumentation ⓘ |
| originalComposer | Modest Mussorgsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkCountryOfOrigin | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | frequently performed in concert halls worldwide ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions Durand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
English horn
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French horn NERFINISHED ⓘ bassoon ⓘ celesta ⓘ clarinet ⓘ flute ⓘ harp ⓘ oboe ⓘ percussion ⓘ piccolo ⓘ saxophone ⓘ strings ⓘ trombone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ tuba ⓘ |
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