title: The Destruction of Sennacherib (choral work)
text: # The Destruction of Sennacherib (choral work)
  
  The Destruction of Sennacherib (Russian: Поражение Сеннахериба), is a choral work composed by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881), based on text Lord Byron's poem "The Destruction of Sennacherib". It was written between 1866 and 1867, and is dedicated for Mily Balakirev.
  
  