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name: "Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/modeste-moussorgsky"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "21 March 1839"
died: "28 March 1881"
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updated: "2026-09-17T05:58:46.154683+00:00"
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# Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky

Composer. Born 21 March 1839 in Karevo, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Russia]. Died 28 March 1881.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 21 March 1839, Karevo, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- **Died:** 28 March 1881
- **Also known as:** Modeste Moussorgsky, Modeste Moussorgski, Modest Mussorgski, Модест Мусоргский, М. Мусоргский, Modest Mussorgsky
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132682, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615915/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70650

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Fantasia*](https://film.one/film/fantasia.md) (80)

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## Biography

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer. He was born on 21 March 1839 in Karevo, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire, and died on 28 March 1881 in Saint Petersburg.

After initial military training, he studied music and became associated with the group of composers known as The Five. His notable works include the opera *Boris Godunov* (final version first performed 1874), the piano suite *Pictures at an Exhibition* (1874) and the tone poem *Night on Bald Mountain*.

His music featured in the film *Fantasia* (1940) and *Jabberwocky* (1977).

*Sources: d23.com, britannica.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fantasia* (1940), Fi1m 80, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/fantasia.md)

## Also known for

- *Jabberwocky* (1977), Original Music Composer

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