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The Nursery (Russian: ???????, Detskaya, literally Children's [Room]) is a song cycle by Modest Mussorgsky set to his own lyrics, composed between 1868 and 1872.
Video The Nursery
Song Data
Maps The Nursery
Synopses
Series 1: The Nursery
- 1. With Nanny (B-flat major)
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- A child begs the nurse to tell a story, first about the awful bogey-man who carries naughty children into the forest and devours them, and later about a fairy-tale Tsar and Tsaritsa who live in a rich palace by the sea.
- 2. In the Corner (F major)
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- The nurse berates Mishenka for spoiling her knitting and sends him to the corner.
- 3. The Beetle (F major)
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- A child relates to the nurse an encounter with a large beetle.
- 4. With the Doll (A-flat major)
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- A child sings a lullaby to her doll.
- 5. At Bedtime (A-flat major)
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- A child recites his prayers.
Series 2: At the Dacha
The two surviving songs of Series 2 (Russian: «?? ????», Na Dache, At the Dacha) along with new edition of the five songs of Series 1, were published by V. Bessel and Co. in 1908.
- 1. Ride on a Hobby Horse (D-flat major)
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- A child relating his imaginary journey to Yukki on a stick (hobby horse) falls, injures himself, and resumes his journey.
- 2. The Cat 'Sailor' (A major)
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- A child foils the attempt by Matros ("Sailor") the cat to catch the family canary.
- 3. Dream
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- A child's fantastic dream
- 4. [Unknown title]
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- A quarrel between two children
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Notes
An orchestral (no voice) version was arranged by Peter Breiner and recorded in 2012 by him with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra on Naxos.
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References
- Calvocoressi, M.D., Abraham, G., Mussorgsky, 'Master Musicians' Series, London: J.M.Dent & Sons, Ltd., 1974
- Calvocoressi, M.D., Modest Mussorgsky: His Life and Works, London: Rockliff, 1956
- Orlova, A., Mussorgsky Remembered, translated by Zaytsev, V. and Morrison, F., Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1991
- Unknown compiler, notes to Moussorgsky: Integrale des Melodies CD recording by Boris Christoff, EMI Records Ltd, 1989
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External links
- The Nursery: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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