This composer was a member of “The Mighty Handful” (also known as the Russian Five), was a group of young
composers who rejected the influence of Western music and composed in a distinctly Russian style; his musical style was
the most original and least Western sounding of this group
a. Puccini
b. Musorgsky
c. Dvo?ák
d. Tchaikovsky
e. Wagner
ANSWER: b
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