The Nursery
[Image:Modest Musorgskiy, 1870.jpg|180px|thumb|Musorgsky in 1870]
The Nursery is a song cycle by Modest Mussorgsky set to his own lyrics, composed between 1868 and 1872.
The cycle was published in two series. Only the first two songs survive of the second series.
Synopses
Series 2: ''At the Dacha''
The two surviving songs of Series 2 along with a new edition of the five songs of Series 1, were published by V. Bessel and Co. in 1908.Publication history
| Series | Title | Translation | Date | Dedication | Pub. Date | Publisher |
| Детская 1 | С няней | With Nanny | 1868-04-26 | Aleksandr Dargomyzhsky | 1872 | Bessel |
| Детская 2 | В углу | In the Corner | 1870-09-30 | Viktor Gartman | 1872 | Bessel |
| Детская 3 | Жук | The Beetle | 1870-10-18 | Vladimir Stasov | 1872 | Bessel |
| Детская 4 | С куклой | With the Doll | 1870-12-18 | Tanyushka and Goga Musorgsky | 1872 | Bessel |
| Детская 5 | На сон грядущий | At Bedtime | 1870-12-18 | Sasha Cui | 1872 | Bessel |
| На Даче 1 | Поехал на палочке | Ride on a Hobby Horse | 1872-09-14 | 1882 | Bessel | |
| На Даче 2 | Кот Матрос | The Cat 'Sailor' | 1872-08-15 | 1882 | Bessel | |
| На Даче 3 | Сон | Dream | Projected | – | – | – |
| На Даче 4 | Projected | – | – | – |