What was the first name of the 19th century Russian composer Mussorgsky?
Salammbô (Mussorgsky) Salammbô (Mussorgsky) Salammbô () [alternative title: The Libyan ()] is an unfinished opera in 4 acts by Modest Mussorgsky. The fragmentary Russian language libretto was written by the composer, and is based on the novel "Salammbô" (1862) by Gustave Flaubert, but includes verses taken from poems by Vasiliy Zhukovsky, Apollon Maykov, Aleksandr Polezhayev, and other Russian poets. "Salammbô" was Mussorgsky's first major attempt at an opera. He worked on the project from 1863 to 1866, completing six numbers before losing interest. The Russian translation of Flaubert's 1862 novel was published serially in the Saint Petersburg journal "Otechestvennye Zapiski" in 1863,
Modest Mussorgsky or completed by other composers. Many of his most important compositions have posthumously come into their own in their original forms, and some of the original scores are now also available. The spelling and pronunciation of the composer's name has caused some confusion. The family name derives from a 15th- or 16th-century ancestor, Roman Vasilyevich Monastyryov, who appears in the Velvet Book, the 17th-century genealogy of Russian boyars. Roman Vasilyevich bore the nickname "Musorga", and was the grandfather of the first Mussorgsky. The composer could trace his lineage to Rurik, the legendary 9th-century founder of the Russian state. In Mussorgsky