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| Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
(1839 - 1881)
| Timeline |
| 1839 |
Born 21 March in Kraevo, northern Russia; son of a landowner |
| 1848 |
Performs a piano concerto by composer John Field |
| 1852 |
Enters army as an officer cadet, but continues to study music and compose |
| 1857 |
Begins music lessons from Mily Balakirev, a fellow member of The Five |
| 1858 |
Resigns army commission |
| 1863 |
The family fortune is lost, and Mussorgsky has to take a job in the civil service |
| 1865 |
First recorded attack of withdrawal symptoms from heavy drinking |
| 1874 |
First full production of opera Boris Godunov |
| 1879 |
Tours Russia, playing piano for singer Darya Leonova |
| 1880 |
Resigns from civil service |
| 1881 |
Suffers fits from alcohol abuse and is committed to a hospital in St. Petersburg, where Ilya Repin paints his portrait. Dies 28 March |
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