Western — Classical & Romantic
Romantic · 1867

Night on Bald Mountain — finale

M. Mussorgsky

Key
D
Time
6/8
Tempo
♩=60
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Closing dawn-bell section. The witches' sabbath ends with church bell calling daybreak.

Teaching points

  • Dawn bell — programmatic close
  • Witches dispersed by morning
  • AO3: programmatic dramatic close
Full score ↓Public domain

Bessel + Rimsky orchestration, PD.

Topic T9