Prokofiev, Sergei

Prokofiev, Sergei

Period: Early 20th Century

Born: Monday, April 27, 1891 in Sontzovka, Russia

Died: Thursday, March 5, 1953 in Moscow, Russia

Nation of Origin: Russia

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Major Works:
Opera: Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33 (1919)
Cantata: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 (1939)
Ballet: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (1935-1936)
Orchestral:
Symphony No. 1, ("Classical"), Op. 25 (1916-1917)
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (1936)

Other Information:

General Bibliography:
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN: 0198691629

Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390

Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257

Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186


Links to essays at other sites:


Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction
by Eric Salzman

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Biographical essay at the Karadar site
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Biographical essay at the Naxos site
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