The piece culminates with the penultimate movement, "The Hut on Fowl's Legs," followed by "The Great Gate at Kiev.
One section of this work is based on designs for costumes for children dressed as canaries that would have been featured in the ballet Trilbi. The second movement comes from a nutcracker in the shape of a gnome, while the fourth is dominated by a sustained bass that is heard constantly while the primary tune plays above. That movement, "The Old Castle," accompanies such sections as "Limoges - The Market," "Bydlo," and "Two Jews, Rich and Poor," each of which is accompanied by a promenade. The piece culminates with the penultimate movement, "The Hut on Fowl's Legs," followed by "The Great Gate at Kiev." FTP name this suite based on a set of paintings by Victor Hartmann, a work of Modest Mussorgsky.
One section of this work is based on designs for costumes for children dressed as canaries that would have been featured in the ballet Trilbi.
Pictures at an Exhibition or Pictures from an Exhibition