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- proper noun A
transliteration of a Russian surname.
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Examples
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They probably meant to misspell Mussorgsky, but Musorgsky is considered the correct spelling in some circles (see Taruskin).
Fraud at Polls Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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I'll be charitable on the quaint Victorian transliteration of "Rimsky-Korsakov", but "Musorgsky"?
Archive 2007-03-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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Taruskin tells a funny story about how the "g" ended up in the Musorgsky family name.
Fraud at Polls Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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I'll be charitable on the quaint Victorian transliteration of "Rimsky-Korsakov", but "Musorgsky"?
Fraud at Polls Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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More than any other artist before him with the exception of Musorgsky he evokes the character of a nation's music.
Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009
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Stravinsky was one of the many who opted for bigotry — along with Glinka, Balakirev, Chaikovsky, Musorgsky and a whole honor roll of musical Russians, to be sure.
'Jews and Geniuses': An Exchange Taruskin, Richard F. 1989
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Modest Musorgsky was too wild and dissolute to marry and procreate, but he loved being around children, and children loved being around him.
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Modest Musorgsky was too wild and dissolute to marry and procreate, but he loved being around children, and children loved being around him.
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Boris Godunov by Musorgsky, Pikovaya Dama / Queen of Spades and Eugeny Onegin by Chaikovsky, Knyaz Igor / Prince Igor by Borodin, and Zolotoi Petushok / Golden Cockerel by Rimsky-Korsakov, all dating back to the 19th century.
unknown title 2009
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