Night on Bald Mountain (Mussorgsky, Modest)

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Original Version (1867)

Editor Georgy Kirkor (1910–1980)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, 1967.
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Editor Georgy Kirkor (1910–1980)
Engraver David Hume
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Revision by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1886)

Arranger Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Editor First edition (later printing)
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.[1886]. Plate 1538.
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Arranger Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(ca.1925). Plate M. 8125 Г.
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Original Version (1867)

Editor Georgy Kirkor (1910–1980)
Engraver David Hume
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Revision by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1886)

Arranger Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Publisher. Info. St. Peterburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.[1886]. Plate 1539.
Reprinted Moscow: Muzgiz, 1937.
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12 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭, A) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani, Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam, Bell • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos / Basses

Arranger Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Publisher. Info. St. Peterburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.[1886]. Plate 1539.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Arranger Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Publisher. Info. St. Peterburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.(ca.1900).
Reprinted Detroit: Luck's Music Library, n.d.(after 1960). - cello
New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). - bass
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Revision by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1886)

For Theatre Orchestra (Németi)
Arranger Josef Németi (1881–1959)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Otto Junne, 1925. Plate O. J. 5761.
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For Concert Band (Saganski)
Arranger P.G. Saganski (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. P.G. Saganski, 2016.
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For Piccolo, Flute, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns and Double Bass (Clements)
Arranger Patrick Clements (b. 1943)
Publisher. Info. Patrick Clements, 2018.
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6 more: Cello 1 • Cello 2 • Cello 3 • Cello 4 • Cello 5 • Cello 6

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For Piano 4 hands (Artsybushev)
Arranger Nikolay Artsybushev (1858–1937)
Editor Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.[1886]. Plate 1539.
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For Piano (Chernov)
Arranger Konstantin Chernov (1865–1937)
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d. Plate 2722.
Reprinted Moscow: Muzgiz, 1924. Plate Г.М. 4634 И.М.
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Arranger Konstantin Chernov (1865–1937) ?
Editor Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Hamelle, n.d.(ca.1902). Plate J. 6051 H.
Reprinted Melville, NY: Belwin Mills, n.d.(after 1972). Kalmus Piano Series 9232.
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Arranger Konstantin Chernov (1865–1937)
Editor Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1920). Ed.8561.
Reissue - Wiesbaden: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1989.
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General Information

Work Title Night on Bald Mountain
Alternative. Title St. John's Night on Bare Mountain, Иванова ночь на Лысой горе
Name Translations Eine Nacht auf dem kahlen Berge; Nozvezh war ar Menez Moal; Una nit a la Muntanya Pelada; Una noche en el Monte Pelado; Gaua Mendi Gorrian; [20 more...]Yö autiolla vuorella; Une nuit sur le mont Chauve; לילה על הר קירח; Una notte sul Monte Calvo; 禿山の一夜; ღამე მოტიტვლებულ მთაზე; Een nacht op de Kale Berg; ไนท์ออนบาลด์เมาเทน; Νύχτα Στο Φαλακρό Βουνό; Ночь на Лысой горе (балет); En natt på Blåkulla; Unha noite no Monte Pelado; 荒山之夜; Գիշերը լերկ ժայռի վրա; En nat på Bloksbjerg; Nag op 'n Kaal Berg; شبی بر فراز کوه سنگی; Noc na Lysé hoře; 민둥산의 하룻밤; Đêm trên núi Hói
Name Aliases Night on Bare Mountain; Night on the Bare Mountain
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 184285928; LCCN: n82040734; GND: 300113056; [2 more...]BNF: 140107198; NLA: 35528885
Composer Mussorgsky, Modest
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IMM 43
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 symphonic poem
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1867
First Publication. 1886 - St. Petersburg: Bessel (Rimsky-Korsakov version)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra [more...]
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns 2 trumpet, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, tam-tam, bell (D), harp, strings
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Extra Information Rimsky arranged his well-known version in 1886 from the intermezzo "Dream Vision of the Peasant Lad" in the unfinished opera Sorochinsky Fair. Censor's date on the first print of Bessel score was July 25, 1886 (Fuld, p.389). Parts issued at about the same time (August-September 1886).