Night on Bald Mountain my way with. Originally composed in the sixties under the influence of [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]]'s "[[Totentanz (Liszt)|Danse Macabre]]" for the piano with accompaniment of orchestra, this piece (then called "St. John's Eve", and both severely and justly criticized by [[Mily Balakirev|Balakirev]]) had long been utterly neglected by its author, gathering dust among his unfinished works. When composing [[Stepan Gedeonov|Gedeonov]]'s "[[Mlada]]", Mussorgsky had made use of the material to be found in "Night", and, introducing singing into it, had written the scene of [[Chernobog]] on Mount Triglav. That was the second form of the same piece in substance. Its third form had
Bare Mountain (Massachusetts) Bare Mountain (Massachusetts) Bare Mountain, above sea level, is a prominent peak of the Holyoke Range of traprock mountains located in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts, and part of the greater Metacomet Ridge that stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border. The peak rises steeply from the river valley below; its bald summit offers sweeping views. Bare Mountain is located within the towns of Amherst and South Hadley, Massachusetts. Part of its northeastern flanks are in Hadley and part of its southern flanks are in Granby. It is traversed by the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail. A hiking destination