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Each character of this tale is represented by a corresponding instrument in the orchestra: the bird by a flute, the duck by an oboe, the cat by a clarinet playing staccato in a low register, the grandfather by a bassoon, the wolf by three horns, Peter by the string quartet, the shooting of the hunters by the kettle drums and bass drum.
David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf is a classical music album originally released by RCA Red Seal Records on 2 May 1978. Produced by Jay David Saks, the first side contains a performance of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf (1936), with narration by the English musician David Bowie, who contributed to the project for his young son.
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (1936), a children's story for narrator and orchestra; Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op. 74 (1936–37), cantata for 2 choruses, orchestra, military band, accordion band, and percussion band; Songs of Our Days, Op. 76 (1937), for chorus and orchestra
The Oboe Concerto (1927), was written for his brother, Léon Goossens. ... For Kapp Records, he recorded a bilingual version of Peter and the Wolf in 1959, ...
Jun. 26—"Peter and the Wolf, " the classic children's story set to music, gets an island touch this week with performances in pidgin, Hawaiian and English. The popular work by Russian composer ...
Peter and the Wolf is a 1946 animated short based on the 1936 musical composition/fairy tale by Sergei Prokofiev, produced by Walt Disney and narrated by Sterling Holloway. It was originally released theatrically as a segment in Make Mine Music . [ 2 ]
Wolf Tracks, which has the alternate title The Wolf and Peter, is meant to be both a sequel to and a retelling of Peter and the Wolf. In the story, Peter's grandson, also named Peter, hears his grandfather describe his encounter with the wolf, and decides that he too should track and hunt down a wolf just as his grandfather did.
In Peter and the Wolf, the duck is represented by an oboe. The team was heavily inspired by the piece and made reference to it in the score, particularly in portraying Mack's anxiety. [3] As the characters approach New York City, the score becomes more mysterious, setting the tone of an alien world.