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Romeo and Juliet (Russian: Ромео и Джульетта, romanized: Romeo i Dzhulyetta), Op. 64, is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. First composed in 1935, it was substantially revised for its Soviet premiere in early 1940.
Romeo and Juliet, ballet in 4 acts 1935–36 64bis Suite from Romeo and Juliet No. 1: 1936 64ter Suite from Romeo and Juliet No. 2: 1936 65 Music for Children, twelve easy pieces for piano 1935 65bis Summer Day, orchestral suite based on seven pieces from Music for Children: 1941 66 Six Songs, for choir and piano 1935 67
Sergei Prokofiev's String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50 (1931) was commissioned by the Library of Congress. [1] [2] The Quartet was first performed in Washington, D.C., on 25 April 1931 by the Brosa Quartet [3] and in Moscow on 9 October 1931 by the Roth Quartet. [1] [2] The string quartet is in three movements, lasting around 20–25 minutes.
From 1925 onward, Prokofiev’s status as a composer grew, with his 1942 Piano Sonata No. 7 receiving the Stalin Prize (Second Class). Prior to composing his Fifth Symphony, Prokofiev relocated to Moscow as a result of his increasing reliance on financial support from the Soviet Union and their threat of revoking their contributions.
Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39, is an orchestral work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It is styled an Overture-Fantasy, and is based on Shakespeare's play of the same name. Like other composers such as Berlioz and Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky was deeply inspired by Shakespeare and wrote works based on The Tempest and Hamlet as well.
Sergei Prokofiev's Quintet in G minor, Op. 39 is a piece of chamber music for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass, written in 1924. The quintet, closely related to Prokofiev's ballet, Trapèze , contains six movements and lasts 20–25 minutes.
Visions fugitives, Op. 22, is a cycle of twenty piano miniatures by Sergei Prokofiev.The seventh piece was also published for harp.They were written between 1915 and 1917, individually, many for specific friends of the composer, and premiered by him as a cycle lasting some twenty minutes on April 15, 1918, in Petrograd.
Sergei Prokofiev wrote the Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34, in 1919 while he was in the United States. It is scored for the rare combination of clarinet , string quartet and piano . Fifteen years later the composer prepared a version for chamber orchestra, his “Op. 34 bis” or Op. 34a, retaining a separate part for piano but featuring solo ...