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Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev . Presented by: Lynsie Brown. Born April 27, 1891. Sontsovka (Modern-Day Ukraine). Little Sergei and his parents. Composed 1 st piece at age 5. “Indian Gallop”. Young Sergei at about the time he wrote Indian Gallop. St. Petersburg 1904.

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Sergei Prokofiev

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  1. Sergei Prokofiev Presented by: Lynsie Brown

  2. Born April 27, 1891 Sontsovka (Modern-Day Ukraine) Little Sergei and his parents

  3. Composed 1st piece at age 5 • “Indian Gallop” • Young Sergei at about the time he wrote Indian Gallop

  4. St. Petersburg 1904 Prokofiev Enrolls in formal composition school Was referred to as “Enfant Terrible” Did not receive high marks

  5. Was younger than most of his classmates • Struggled getting along with peers • Graduated in 1909

  6. Won the Rubenstein award in 1914 The judges were torn on giving him this prize because his piece was so forward-sounding. The prize was a grand piano.

  7. Piano Concerto 11914

  8. Studied Organ in 1914

  9. Began Collaboration with Diaghilev in 1914 Ansemet, Diaghilev, Stravinsky & Prokofiev Photo from Le pa D’aceir

  10. “The Love for Three Oranges” debuts in Chicago 1921 • http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/mediaplayer.asp?ean=028946291320&disc=1&track=1

  11. Married LinaLlubera in 1923 The pair moved to Paris shortly after wedding

  12. Thankfully he made a full recovery Sergei was in a car accident in 1929 where his hands were injured.

  13. Friendship with Stravinsky

  14. Peter and the Wolf • Written in 1936 for children

  15. Prokofiev Works for the Soviet • Josef Stalin He was leery of Stalin and did not agree with his regime. The government had control over composers during Stalin’s reign.

  16. Alexander Nevsky written in 1938 Music later adapted into Sonata by the composer

  17. Prokofiev and Mira Mendelson

  18. He died on March 5, 1953 • Same day as Josef Stalin’s death

  19. Listening Guide for Peter and the Wolf “Early One Morning”

  20. “On a branch of a big tree…”

  21. “Just then a duck came waddling round”

  22. “Suddenly something caught Peter’s attention”-

  23. “Grandfather came out”

  24. Bibliography 1. Piano Concert No. 1. Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. Online, 2012. 2. Program Notes. Barbara Heninger. Redwood Symphony. Online. February 20, 2004. 3. Three Piano Concertos. Khachaturian / Prokofiev / Shostakovich. Record Label: Phoenix 4. Autobiography Articles Reminiscences. Sergei Prokofiev. The Minerva Group Inc. 2000. 5. Cover Photo Sergei Prokofiev in New York, 1918. 2011 Classic Cat. 6. Sergei Prokofiev Biography. 8notes.com. Online 2012. 7. Prokofiev’s Ballets for Diaghilev. Stephen D. Press. Ashgate Publishing. Online 2012. 8. Infoplease. Pearson Education Publishing. 2000-2012. Online. 9. PBS Great Performances. PBS.org. 2008. Online. 10. 1947 Coloring Book Cover. Published October 1992 by Bellerophon Books. 11. State TheatreNJ.org. Keynotes. 2012. Online.

  25. All images found from Google Image or Office.com

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