Abstract The article is devoted to the review of Mussorgsky’s choral work. Considered are the themes, genres and forms that interested the composer in relation to works of European and domestic contemporary composers. Keywords Мусоргский хоровые сочинения «Иисус Навин» «Эдип» «Поражение Сеннахериба» «Марш Шамиля» хоровые обработки русских народных песен