Modest Mussorgsky and the Walking Melody

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Mussorgsky composed a musical tour through an art gallery, with a special walking melody that changes mood as listeners move from painting to painting. This episode explores how different instruments paint vivid pictures, from dancing baby chicks to creaking ox carts.

  • Duration: 24:30
  • Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
  • Release: February 1, 2026

Music Featured

Composer Title Source
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade & Gnomus archive.org
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition - Catacombs & Cum mortuis archive.org
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition - Tuileries archive.org
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition - Bydło archive.org
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition - Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks archive.org
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition - Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle archive.org
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition - The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga) archive.org
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition - The Great Gate of Kiev archive.org

Themes

Classical Bedtime

Tags

#arts #bedtime #between #children #classical #connections #educational #exhibition #music #musicdoodoo #mussorgsky #pictures #visual