Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, p ...
's Quintet in G minor, Op. 39 is a piece of
chamber music
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for
oboe
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A ...
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clarinet
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Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...
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violin
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,
viola
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and
double bass
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, written in 1924. The quintet, closely related to Prokofiev's ballet, ''
Trapèze'', contains six movements and lasts 20–25 minutes.
Background
In 1924, when Prokofiev was staying in Paris, a travelling troupe commissioned a chamber ballet from him. However, the ensemble that provided music accompaniment to the troupe only contained five members. This provided Prokofiev an opportunity to write more chamber music. His most recent chamber piece had been the ''
Overture on Hebrew Themes'', Op. 34 (1919).
Later, Prokofiev incorporated the ballet music into two pieces: Quintet, Op. 39 (1924) and
Divertissement ''Divertissement'' (from the French 'diversion' or 'amusement') is used, in a similar sense to the Italian 'divertimento', for a light piece of music for a small group of players, however the French term has additional meanings.
During the 17th and ...
Op. 43 (1925–29).
Movements
#Tema con variazioni
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Andante energico
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Allegro sostenuto, ma con brio
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Adagio pesante
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Allegro precipitato, ma non troppo presto
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Andantino
The related ballet, ''
Trapèze'', reconstructed in 2002, is in five movements:
#Overture
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Moderato, molto ritmato
#"Matelote"
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Allegro
Allegro may refer to:
Common meanings
* Allegro (music), a tempo marking indicate to play fast, quickly and bright
* Allegro (ballet), brisk and lively movement
Artistic works
* L'Allegro (1645), a poem by John Milton
* ''Allegro'' (Satie), an ...
#"The Ballerina"
##Tema con variazioni
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Andante energico
#"Dance of the Tumblers"
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Allegro sostenuto, ma con brio
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Adagio pesante
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Allegro precipitato, ma non troppo presto
#"Mourning the Ballerina"
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Andantino
Companion pieces
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Nicholas Urie Nicholas Urie (born July 29, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is an American composer of jazz and classical music. Urie teaches jazz composition at the Berklee College of Music.
Urie was a recipient of the first annual ASCAP Young Jazz Composer's A ...
, Quintet, 2017, Commissioned by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Nicholas Urie, Quintet.
See also
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Prokofiev – Chamber Music
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Prokofiev – List of Compositions
References
External links
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Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer ...
Quintet in G minor, Opus 39 (1924).
Video – Prokofiev Quintet in G minor – Complete (22:49).Video – Prokofiev Quintet in G minor – Part 1 (05:57).
Video – Prokofiev Quintet in G minor – Part 2 (02:43).
Video – Prokofiev Quintet in G minor – Part 3 (02:36).
Video – Prokofiev Quintet in G minor – Part 4 (03:49).
Video – Prokofiev Quintet in G minor – Part 5 (08:13).
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Chamber music by Sergei Prokofiev
Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer ...
20th-century classical music
1923 compositions
Compositions in G minor