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Gnomus – the Nutcracker Gnome
A sudden shock. After the brisk stride of Mussorgsky’s Promenade, the gait changes to the lurching, limping stagger of ‘Gnomus’: a picture of a toy nutcracker in the shape of a Gnome, with crooked legs. Hartmann’s picture no longer exists, … Continue reading
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Tagged Gnomus, Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition
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