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| There is a tendency to think of each of the arts as a separate area of activity. Many artists, 1 , would prove that there has always been a warm relationship between the various areas of human activity. 2 , in the late nineteenth century the connections between music and painting were particularly 3 . Artists were invited to design clothes and settings for operas and ballets, but sometimes it was the musicians who were inspired (给…以灵感) by the work of contemporary painters. Of the musical compositions that were considered as 4 to the visual arts, perhaps the most famous is Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Mussorgsky composed the piece in 1874 after the death, at the age of 39, of the artist victor Hartmann. 5 their friendship had not been a particularly long-lasting one, Mussorgsky was shocked by Hartmann's 6 death. The following year the critic, Vladimir Stasuv, who decided to hold an exhibition of Hartmann's work, suggested that Mussorgsky try to 7 his grief by writing something in memory of Hartmann. The exhibition served as Mussorgsky's inspiration. The ten pieces that made up Pictures at an Exhibition are intended as 8 rather than representations of the paintings in the exhibition. Between each is a promenade (舞曲中的行进), 9 the composer walks from one painting to another. The music is sometimes witty and playful, sometimes almost alarming and frightening. Through a range of surprising 10 . Mussorgsky manages to convey the spirit of the artist and his work. | ||||
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