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Prokofiev

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Pro·kof·iev  (pr-kôf-f, -f, -k-, -kôfyf), Sergei Sergeyevich 1891-1953.
Russian composer whose works include ballets, operas, and the symphonic fairy tale Peter and the Wolf (1936).
Prokofiev [prəˈkɒfɪˌɛf (Russian) praˈkɔfjɪf]
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(Biographies / Prokofiev, Sergei Sergeyevich (1891-1953) M, Russian, MUSIC: composer) Sergei Sergeyevich (sɪrˈgjej sɪrˈgjejɪvitʃ). 1891-1953, Soviet composer. His compositions include the orchestral fairy tale Peter and the Wolf (1936), the opera The Love for Three Oranges (1921), and seven symphonies
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Noun1.Prokofiev - Russian composer of ballets and symphonies and operas (1891-1953)
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev
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With Prodigal the only first-rate score, this Prokofiev evening fell musically flat.
American Ballet Theatre by Garafola, Lynn / Dance Magazine
95 Till scarcely more than a decade ago, Sergei Sergeievich Prokofiev seemed stuck with a reputation as one of those composers about whom almost no-one wants to read.
THE PEOPLE'S ARTIST: Prokofiev's Soviet Years by Stove, R.J. / National Observer - Australia and World Affairs
[The People's Artist: Prokofiev's Soviet Years, Simon Morrison, Oxford University Press, 512 pages] UNTIL LITTLE MORE than a decade ago, Sergei Sergeievich Prokofiev seemed stuck with a reputation as one of those composers about whom almost no one wants to read.
Back in the USSR by Stove, R.J. / The American Conservative
 
 
 
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