Pictures at an Exhibition
by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881) · Romantic · Intermediate
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate · Level 3 | 3 of 5 | F major | 1:09 |
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- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Joyful · bright and lively
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Pictures at an Exhibition is a joyful Romantic piece by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881). The version here is level 3 of 5 (intermediate), in F major and about 1:09 long.
About Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881): Russian composer of Pictures at an Exhibition, written for solo piano in 1874.
How to play Pictures at an Exhibition on piano
- Split the piece into sections and learn them one at a time, hands separately first.
- Loop the bars that keep going wrong. The app's per-bar feedback shows exactly where they are, so you don't waste time on the bars you already know.
- Move up the play-along speeds in steps, 50% then 75% then 100%, only when a section is clean at the current speed.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Arranged by a MuseScore user, from the PDMX dataset. License: Public Domain. Source: MuseScore.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
PDMX files come from the PDMX dataset (Long et al., 2024, CC BY 4.0).
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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