Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov
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Arseny Arkadyevich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (1848–1913), was a Russia
n poet
known in part for writing the texts of Modest Mussorgsky
's two song cycle
s of the 1870s: Sunless
and Songs and Dances of Death
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He was a descendant of General Kutuzov who commanded the Russian forces against the Napoleon invasion in Russia in 1812.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
known in part for writing the texts of Modest Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer, one of the group known as 'The Five'. He was an innovator of Russian music in the romantic period...
's two song cycle
Song cycle
A song cycle is a group of songs designed to be performed in a sequence as a single entity. As a rule, all of the songs are by the same composer and often use words from the same poet or lyricist. Unification can be achieved by a narrative or a persona common to the songs, or even, as in Schumann's...
s of the 1870s: Sunless
Sunless (song cycle)
Sunless is a song cycle by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, written in 1874, to poems by Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov, a relative of the composer.-Song Titles:The individual song titles are as follows:#«В четырех стенах» Within Four Walls...
and Songs and Dances of Death
Songs and Dances of Death
Songs and Dances of Death is a song cycle for voice and piano by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, written in the mid-1870s, to poems by Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov, a relative of the composer....
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He was a descendant of General Kutuzov who commanded the Russian forces against the Napoleon invasion in Russia in 1812.