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Art Medal of MUSSORGSKY - " Great Musicians Collection ".
Diameter: 65 mm (approx.2.5") Weight: 150g (approx.5oz) Edge/Relief: 6mm
Russia (Soviet), 1989 " 150 Years anniversary of his birth ", tombac* medal, by G.N. Ivanov, stamped LMD (Leningrad mint), in very fine condition as scanned, rim knocks.
Obv. portrait of the Russian musician,
Rev. hat of Tsar, inscriptions : Boris Godunov / MOSCOW 1989.
Bibliography : see "1919-1991 Soviet Memorial Medals, 1870 ".
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (March 9/21, 1839 – March 16/28, 1881), one of the Russian composers known as the Five, was an innovator of Russian music. He strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of Western music. Many of his major works were inspired by Russian history, Russian folklore, and other nationalist themes, including the opera Boris Godunov, the orchestral tone poem Night on the Bald Mountain, and the piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition. For many years Mussorgsky's works were mainly known in versions revised or completed by other composers. Many of his most important compositions have recently come into their own in their original forms, and some of the original scores are now also available.
*Tombac is an alloy of copper and zinc. This alloy is used by Russia in making medals (The 1980 Olympic 'Bronze' Medals were actually Tombac medals). During World War II, the same alloy was used to mint Canadian nickels. Tombac is an alloy formed from 90% copper and 10% zinc. It is also used in the manufacture of projectiles at Barnaul Machine Tool-Plant Zavod, in Russia. Tombac is bonded in a heat process with steel to produce a bi-metallic projectile, giving the appearance of a copper jacket but having the added strength of steel.
Interests/Themes keywords : Art medal, Russia, Soviet, USSR, URSS, CCCP COMPOSER COMPOSERS MUSICIAN MUSICIANS OPERA.
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