Romantic · 1874
The Great Gate of Kiev (Pictures)
M. Mussorgsky
- Key
- Eb
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=60
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Closing piece of Pictures at an Exhibition. Massive E♭ major apotheosis.
Teaching points
- E♭ major triumphant close
- Russian Orthodox chant motif
- AO3: programmatic finale
Full score ↓Public domain
Stasov + Ravel orchestration, PD.