Night on Bald Mountain

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/night-on-bald-mountain

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the composer?Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881)
2. What is the original composition year?1867
3. What is "Night on Bald Mountain" about?It is a musical story about a spooky witches' party on a mountain on St. John's Eve, inspired by Russian folklore.
4. Who wrote the original music and when?Modest Mussorgsky wrote the original in 1867 as part of the "Mighty Handful" group of composers.

Tone Poem: A single-movement orchestral composition that tells a story, evokes a mood, or depicts a scene.
Witches' Sabbath: A legendary nocturnal meeting of witches, central to European folklore and often depicted as a chaotic, supernatural gathering.
The Mighty Handful: A group of Russian composers in the 19th century dedicated to creating a distinct national classical music style.
Orchestration: The art of arranging music for an orchestra, specifying which instruments play which parts.