In the piano version, this movement's opening is immediately preceded by a rapidly ascending, nearly-chromatic sixteenth note flurry to a high G, then marked by a powerful E flat major chord and the tempo Allegro Alla Breve-
In the piano version, this movement's opening is immediately preceded by a rapidly ascending, nearly-chromatic sixteenth note flurry to a high G, then marked by a powerful E flat major chord and the tempo Allegro Alla Breve- Maestoso- con Grandezza. Concluding a suite that also features pieces set in the Tuileries Garden and at a market in Limoges, it is preceded by "The Hut on Fowl's Legs." FTP, name this closing movement of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, inspired by the planned building of a monument in the Ukrainian capital.
In the piano version, this movement's opening is immediately preceded by a rapidly ascending, nearly-chromatic sixteenth note flurry to a high G, then marked by a powerful E flat major chord and the tempo Allegro Alla Breve-
“The {Great Gate of Kiev}”