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Similarly one may ask, who arranged Pictures at an Exhibition?

Although originally composed in 1874 for solo piano, Pictures became better known in orchestral form, particularly as arranged by French composer Maurice Ravel in 1922. The work was also orchestrated by other composers, such as Sir Henry J. Wood (1918), Leopold Stokowski (1939), and Vladimir Ashkenazy (1982).

Likewise, what instruments are used in Pictures at an Exhibition? Scored for 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd doubling English Horn), 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, alto saxophone, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, tympani, glockenspiel, chimes, triangle, tam-tam, rattle, whip, cymbal, snare drum, bass drum, xylophone, celesta, harp, and

Then, what is the story behind pictures at an exhibition?

In 1874 an exhibition of Hartmann's pictures was organised in the Academy of Fine Arts in St Petersburg. Mussorgsky went to the exhibition and was inspired to compose his piano piece. Pictures at an Exhibition describes someone walking round the exhibition and looking at the pictures.

Is Pictures at an Exhibition program music?

Pictures on Exhibition: Program Music. Program music or programme music is a type of art music that attempts to musically render an extra-musical narrative The term is usually reserved for purely instrumental works (pieces without singers and lyrics), and not used, for example for Opera or Lieder.