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The Moguchaya Kuchka (Mighty Little Heap) was a name coined by a Russian newspaper for the nationalist group of Russian composers headed by Balakirev. Other members were Cui, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Mussorgsky. Because of their number and their influence, they were also called The Five, The Mighty Handful, The Fist, and "babocumuri" in mnemonic acronym.

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Balakirev, Mily@ (11) Borodin, Aleksandr@ (9) Cui, César@ (9)

Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich@ (14) Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai@ (16)

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Moguchaya Kuchka: Romanticism at its Pinnacle Michael Quin Heavener essay about the impact the group of Russian composers sometimes called The Fist has had on him. www.heavenr.com/interest/kuchka.html

Five, the Encyclopedia.com article about the Russian national school composers. Includes bibliography. www.encyclopedia.com/html/f/five.asp

The Mighty Handful Wikipedia article about the loose-knit group with links to each member and to some of those they influenced. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty_Handful

The Mighty Five: Moguchaya Kuchka Essay tracing their origins with insights into their historical millieu. Includes group picture and articles on the individual members. it.stlawu.edu/~rkreuzer/pbearse/The_Mighty_Five.htm

Liederabend to Highlight Music of the "Big Five" Article from the November 2003 Juilliard Journal Online includes group and individual histories and program notes. www.juilliard.edu/update/journal/j_articles105.html

Nationalism in Music: The Mighty Handful Examination the influence of Russian patriotism on the works of the group and its individual members. www.bol.ucla.edu/~ebrulf/hand.html

The Mighty Handful Versus the Rest of the World Fiction by Ron Butlin humorously portrays the nationalism and struggle for acceptance by the group and its members. www.barcelonareview.com/38/e_rb.htm