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Bydło (from Polish - “Cattle”). G sharp minor. In a letter to Stasov, Mussorgsky called this play “Sandomirzsko bydło” (Polish: “Sandomierz cattle”). The play depicts, according to Stasov's note, a Polish cart on huge wheels, pulled by oxen. The heavy step is conveyed by a monotonous rhythm in 2/4 time and rather rough emphasized strokes of the lower register keys. Against the background of the movement of the cart, a sad peasant chant sounds, reminiscent of Polish, Ukrainian or Russian folk melodies in a minor key - a portrait of the driver. In general, the play creates a rather gloomy picture: both the oxen and the driver, submissive to fate, are doomed to do their work until the end of their days; the joyless side of the life of a simple peasant is shown here with all clarity.

In Mussorgsky's original manuscript, the play begins fortissimo - in the author's words, "straight in the forehead" (a sharp contrast after "Tuileries") - and Rimsky-Korsakov and after him Ravel begin it quietly, creating the effect of an approaching carriage, and only at the climax reach maximum volume. In both versions, the music fades towards the end, depicting a moving cart. In V. Horowitz's arrangement, the chords depicting the movement of the cart are played in the form of arpeggios, which creates the impression of barely hobbling oxen and creaking wheels.