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Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev [n 2] (27 April [ O.S. 15 April] 1891 – 5 March 1953) [n 3] was a Russian [7] [8] [9] composer, pianist, and conductor who later worked in the Soviet Union. [10] As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous music genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century.
Sergey Prokofiev, 20th-century Russian composer who wrote in a wide range of musical genres, including symphonies, concerti, and operas. Among his best-known works were scores for the ballet Romeo and Juliet (1936), the children’s tale Peter and the Wolf (1936), and Sergey Eisenstein’s film Alexander Nevsky (1938).
Sergei Prokofiev, ca. 1918. This is a list of musical compositions by the 20th-century Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev.
Opus NumberWorkYear1Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor19092Four Etudes for Piano19093Four Pieces for Piano19114Four Pieces for Piano1910–12- Prokofiev - the child prodigy. Born on 23 April 1891, Prokofiev's musical ambitions were fuelled by hearing his mother playing Chopin and Beethoven on the piano in the evenings.
- Encounter with Glazunov. In 1904, the 13-year old Prokofiev and his mother were introduced to the composer Glazunov, professor at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.
- Eccentric and arrogant. Several years younger than most of his classmates at the Conservatory, Prokofiev was viewed as eccentric and arrogant, often expressing his dissatisfaction with the education, which he found boring.
- Scandalous piano music. Prokofiev initially made his name as a composer-pianist, achieving notoriety with a series of difficult works for his instrument, including his first two piano concertos.
Aug 10, 2023 · Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was a Russian composer (born in Ukraine) who was at the forefront of the Modernist music movement. His symphonies, orchestral suites, and ballets display endless variety and complexity.
- Mark Cartwright
- The most famous pieces by Sergei Prokofiev include the Classical Symphony, Romeo and Juliet, and Peter and the Wolf.
- Sergei Prokofiev was born in Ukraine in 1891, which, at that time, was part of the Russian Empire.
- Sergei Prokofiev was quite disagreeable as a person. He was infamous for his self-belief, bordering on arrogance, for his lack of tact, and for his...
Sergei Prokofiev began as a precocious prankster, developed into a fiery young modernist, and finally became a deeper, more emotional barometer of the artistic upheavals of Soviet Russia.
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Sergey Prokofiev, (born April 23, 1891, Sontsovka, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died March 5, 1953, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.), Russian composer and pianist. Son of a pianist, he began writing piano pieces at age five and wrote an opera at nine.
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