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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, ...
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Operas

*'' The Giant'' (1900) *'' On Desert Islands'' (1900; unfinished) *''A Feast in Time of Plague'' (1903, rev. 1908–09; unfinished) *'' Undina'' (1904–07) *'' Maddalena'', Op. 13 (1911–13; unfinished) *'' Igrok'' ''(The Gambler)'', Op. 24 (1915–16, rev. 1927); after Fyodor Dostoevsky *''
The Love for Three Oranges ''The Love for Three Oranges'', Op. 33, also known by its French language title ' (russian: Любовь к трём апельсинам, links=no, ''Lyubov' k tryom apel'sinam''), is a satirical opera by Sergei Prokofiev. Its French librett ...
'', Op. 33 (1919) *'' The Fiery Angel'', Op. 37 (1919–27) *'' Semyon Kotko'', Op. 81 (1939) *'' Betrothal in a Monastery'', Op. 86 (1940–41) *''
War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...
'', Op. 91 (1941–52); after
Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...
*'' Khan Buzay'' (1942; unfinished) *'' The Story of a Real Man'', Op. 117 (1947–48) *'' Distant Seas'' (1948; unfinished)


Ballets

* '' Ala i Lolli'', Op. 20 (1914–15), mostly incorporated into ''
Scythian Suite The ''Scythian Suite'', Op. 20 is an orchestral suite by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1915. Background Prokofiev originally wrote the music for the ballet ''Ala i Lolli'', the story of which takes place among the Scythians. Commissioned by Serge ...
'' (see below) * '' Chout / The Tale of the Buffoon'', Op. 21 (1915, rev. 1920) * ''
Trapeze A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes or metal straps from a ceiling support. It is an aerial apparatus commonly found in circus performances. Trapeze acts may be static, spinning (rigged from a single point), swinging or flying, an ...
'', Op. 39 (1924), mostly incorporated into Quintet, Op. 39 (1924) (see Chamber Music below) * '' Le pas d'acier / The Steel Step'', Op. 41 (1925–26) * '' The Prodigal Son'', Op. 46 (1928–29) * ''
On the Dnieper ''On the Dnieper (На Днепре)'', Op. 51, is a ballet in two scenes with prelude and epilogue by Sergei Prokofiev. Composed in 1931 as his fourth work in the genre, it resulted from a commission by the Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris ...
/ Sur le Borysthène'', Op. 51 (1930–31) * '' Romeo and Juliet'', Op. 64 (1935–36), includes '' Montagues and Capulets'' * ''
Cinderella "Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...
'', Op. 87 (1940–44) * '' The Tale of the Stone Flower'', Op. 118 (1948–53)


Incidental music

*'' Egyptian Nights suite'', Op. 61 (1934) *'' Boris Godunov'', Op. 70bis (1936) *''
Eugene Onegin ''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' (Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Евгений Оне́гин, ромáн в стихáх, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐˈnʲeɡʲɪn, r=Yevgeniy Onegin, roman v stikhakh) is ...
'', Op. 71 (1936) *''
Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'', Op. 77 (1937–38)


Film music

*'' Lieutenant Kijé'', Op. 60 (1934), also arranged as an orchestral suite (see below) *'' The Queen of Spades'', Op. 70a (1936), after
Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
*'' Alexander Nevsky'', Op. 78 (1938), film directed by
Sergei Eisenstein Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn, 2=Sergey Mikhaylovich Eyzenshteyn; 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, scree ...
(also exists in the form of a cantata, see below) *''
Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucas ...
'' (1941) *'' Kotovsky'' (1942) *'' Tonya'' (1942) *'' The Partisans in the Ukrainian Steppes'' (1942) *'' Ivan the Terrible'', Op. 116 (1942–45), film directed by
Sergei Eisenstein Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn, 2=Sergey Mikhaylovich Eyzenshteyn; 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, scree ...
(also exists in various concert forms arranged by various people)


Symphonies

*Symphonies – two juvenile: Symphony (1902) and Symphony (1908) * Symphony No. 1 in D ''Classical'', Op. 25 (1916–17) * Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 (1924–25) * Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 (1928) * Symphony No. 4 in C (original version), Op. 47 (1929–30) * Symphony No. 5 in B, Op. 100 (1944) * Symphony No. 6 in E minor, Op. 111 (1945–47) * Symphony No. 4 in C (revised version), Op. 112 (1947) * Symphony No. 7 in C minor, Op. 131 (1951–52) *Symphony No. 2 in D minor (revised version), Op. 136 (1953; unrealized)


Orchestral suites

*'' Suites (3) from "Romeo and Juliet"'' ** Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis (1936) ** Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter (1936) ** Suite No. 3, Op. 101 (1946) *'' Suites (3) from "Cinderella"'' ** Suite No. 1, Op. 107 (1946) ** Suite No. 2, Op. 108 (1946) ** Suite No. 3, Op. 109 (1946) *'' Suites (4) from "The Tale of the Stone Flower"'' **'' Wedding Suite'', Op. 126 (1951) **'' Gypsy Fantasy'', Op. 127 (1951) **'' Urals Rhapsody'', Op. 128 (1951) **'' The Mistress of Copper Mountain'' Op. 129 (1951; unfinished) *''
Scythian Suite The ''Scythian Suite'', Op. 20 is an orchestral suite by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1915. Background Prokofiev originally wrote the music for the ballet ''Ala i Lolli'', the story of which takes place among the Scythians. Commissioned by Serge ...
'', Op. 20 (from " Ala i Lolli") (1914–15) *'' Suite from "Chout"'', Op. 21bis (1920) *'' Suite from "The Love for Three Oranges"'', Op. 33bis (1919, rev. 1924) *'' Vocal Suite from "The Fiery Angel"'', Op. 37bis (1923; incomplete) *'' Suite from "Le pas d'acier"'', Op. 41bis (1926) *'' Suite from "The Prodigal Son"'', Op. 46bis (1929) *'' Suite from "The Gambler"'' ("Four Portraits and Denouement"), Op. 49 (1931) *'' Suite from "On the Dnieper"'', Op. 51bis (1933) *'' Suite from "Lieutenant Kijé"'', Op. 60 (1934) *'' Suite from "Egyptian Nights"'', Op. 61 (1938) *'' Suite from "Semyon Kotko"'', Op. 81bis (1941) *'' Waltz Suite'', Op. 110 (1946) (includes waltzes from "War and Peace," "Cinderella," and "Lermontov") *'' Summer Night'', suite from "Betrothal in a Monastery", Op. 123 (1950)


Other orchestral works

* Sinfonietta in A (original version), Op. 5 (1909) *''
Dreams A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, althou ...
'', Op. 6 (1910) *'' Autumnal'', Op. 8 (1910) *'' Andante from Piano Sonata No. 4'', arranged for orchestra, Op. 29bis (1934) *'' Overture on Hebrew Themes'', Op. 34bis (based on chamber version) (1934) *'' American Overture'', Op. 42 (1926), for 17 instruments *'' American Overture'', Op. 42bis (1928), for full orchestra *''
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) (also exists in a piano transcription, see transcriptions for piano below) * Sinfonietta in A (revised version of Op. 5), Op. 48 (1929) *'' Andante from String Quartet No. 1'', arranged for string orchestra, Op. 50bis (1930) *'' Symphonic Song'', Op. 57 (1933) *'' Russian Overture'', Op. 72 (1936) (2 differently orchestrated versions) *'' Symphonic March'', Op. 88 (1941) *'' The Year 1941'', Op. 90 (1941) *'' Ode to the End of the War'', Op. 105 (1945), for winds, 8 harps, 4 pianos, percussion, and double basses *'' Thirty Years'', Op. 113 (1947), festive poem for orchestra *'' Pushkin Waltzes'', Op. 120 (1949) *'' The Meeting of the Volga and the Don'', Op. 130 (1951), festive poem for orchestra


Concertos

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Piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...
: ** Piano Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 10 (1911–12) ** Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 (1912–13, lost, re-written in 1923) ** Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26 (1917–21) ** Piano Concerto No. 4 in B, Op. 53 (1931), for left hand (written for Paul Wittgenstein) ** Piano Concerto No. 5 in G, Op. 55 (1932) ** Piano Concerto No. 6, Op. 134 (1953–unfinished) *
Violin The violin, sometimes known as a '' fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone ( string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in the family in regu ...
: ** Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19 (1916–17) ** Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 (1935) *
Cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G ...
: ** Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 58 (1933–38) ** Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125 (1950–52) ** Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132 (1953–unfinished) (one version completed by
Kabalevsky Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky (russian: Дми́трий Бори́сович Кабале́вский ; 14 February 1987) was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent. He helped set up the Union of Soviet C ...
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Vladimir Blok Vladimir Mikhailovich Blok (russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Блок, 7 November 1932, Moscow – 28 August 1996, Moscow) was a Russian musicologist, composer and orchestrator of the works of Prokofiev, of Udmurt ethnicity. ...
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Vocal orchestral

*Two Poems for Female Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 7 (1909–10) *''
The Ugly Duckling "The Ugly Duckling" ( da, Den grimme ælling) is a Danish literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). It was first published on 11 November 1843 in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. First Collection'' ...
'', Op. 18 (1914), for soprano and orchestra *''
Seven, They Are Seven ''Seven, They Are Seven'' (russian: Семеро их, italic=yes) (op. 30) is a cantata by Sergei Prokofiev composed in 1917 for large orchestra, chorus, and dramatic tenor soloist. It was composed in Yessentuki and Kislovodsk, and the words a ...
'', Op. 30 (1917–18, rev. 1933), cantata for tenor, chorus, and large orchestra *''Melodie'', Op. 35bis (1920), for female voice and orchestra *Vocal Suite from ''The Fiery Angel'', Op. 37bis (1923, incomplete) *''
Peter and the Wolf ''Peter and the Wolf'' ( rus, Петя и Bолк, r="Pétya i volk", p=ˈpʲetʲə i volk, links=no) Op. 67, a "symphonic fairy tale for children", is a musical composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. The narrator tells a children's s ...
'', 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 *'' Alexander Nevsky'', Op. 78 (1939), cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra *'' Zdravitsa'', Op. 85 (1939), cantata for chorus and orchestra (also known as 'Hail to Stalin') *'' Ballad of an Unknown Boy'', Op. 93 (1942–43), for soloists, chorus, and orchestra *'' Flourish, Mighty Land'', Op. 114 (1947), cantata for chorus and orchestra *'' Winter Bonfire'', Op. 122 (1949–50), for boy's choir and small orchestra *''
On Guard for Peace ''On Guard for Peace'' (russian: link=no, На страже мира, Na strazhe mira), also translated as ''On Guard of Peace'', Op. 124 is an oratorio by Sergei Prokofiev scored for narrators, mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, boys choir, mixed ...
'', Op. 124 (1950), cantata for chorus and orchestra


Choral

*Six Songs, Op. 66 (1935) *Seven Songs and a March, Op. 89 (1941–42) *National Anthem and All-Union Hymn, Op. 98 (1943 and 1946) *Soldiers' Marching Song, Op. 121 (1950)


Songs

*Two Poems, Op. 9 (1910–11) *''
The Ugly Duckling "The Ugly Duckling" ( da, Den grimme ælling) is a Danish literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). It was first published on 11 November 1843 in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. First Collection'' ...
'', Op. 18 (1914) *Five Poems, Op. 23 (1915) *Five Poems after Akhmatova, Op. 27 (1916) *Five Songs Without Words, Op. 35 (1920) *Five Poems after Bal'mont, Op. 36 (1921) *Five Kazakh Songs (1927) *Two Songs from ''Lieutenant Kijé'', Op. 60bis (1934) *Three Children's Songs, Op. 68 (1936) *Three Romances after
Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
, Op. 73 (1936) *Three Songs from ''Alexander Nevsky'', Op. 78bis (1939) *Seven Songs, Op. 79 (1939) *Twelve Russian Folksongs, Op. 104 (1944) *Two Duets, Op. 106 (1945) *''Broad and Deep the River Flows'' (1957)


Chamber music

*Humoresque scherzo, Op. 12bis (1915) (for four bassoons) * Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34 (1919) (for clarinet, string quartet and piano) * Quintet in G minor, Op. 39 (1924) (for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass) * String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50 (1930) * Sonata for Two Violins in C, Op. 56 (1932) * String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 92 (1941)


Instrumental

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Violin The violin, sometimes known as a '' fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone ( string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in the family in regu ...
** Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis (1925) ** Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 (1946) ** Violin Sonata No. 2 in D, Op. 94a (1943; based on Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94) ** Sonata for Solo Violin / Unison Violins in D, Op. 115 (1947) *
Cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G ...
** Ballade for Cello and Piano, Op. 15 (1912) ** Adagio for Cello and Piano, Op. 97bis (1944) ** Cello Sonata in C, Op. 119 (1949) ** Sonata for Solo Cello in C minor (completed posthumously by
Vladimir Blok Vladimir Mikhailovich Blok (russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Блок, 7 November 1932, Moscow – 28 August 1996, Moscow) was a Russian musicologist, composer and orchestrator of the works of Prokofiev, of Udmurt ethnicity. ...
), Op. 134 (1952, completed 1972) * Flute ** Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94 (1943)


Piano sonatas

*Piano Sonatas – six juvenile: 1904, 1907 (revised for Op.1), 1907 (revised for Op.28), 1907–08, 1908 (revised for Op.29), 1908–09 * Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1 (1907–09) * Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 (1912) * Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 (1907–17) * Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 (1908–17) * Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major (original version), Op. 38 (1923) * Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82 (1939–40) * Piano Sonata No. 7 in B major ''Stalingrad'', Op. 83 (1939–42) * Piano Sonata No. 8 in B major, Op. 84 (1939–44) * Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103 (1947) * Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major (revised version), Op. 135 (1952–53) * Piano Sonata No. 10 in E minor, Op. 137 (unfinished) (1952) * Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 138 (unrealized)


Other piano works

*'' Four Etudes for Piano'', Op. 2 (1909) *'' Four Pieces for Piano'', Op. 3 (1911) *'' Four Pieces for Piano'', Op. 4 (1910–12) * Toccata in D minor, Op. 11 (1912) *'' Ten Pieces for Piano'', Op. 12 (1906–13) *'' Sarcasms'', five pieces for piano, Op. 17 (1912–14) *'' Visions fugitives'', 20 pieces for piano, Op. 22 (1915–17) *''
Tales of an Old Grandmother ''Tales of an Old Grandmother'', Op. 31 () is a set of four piano pieces by Sergei Prokofiev. It was composed in 1918 and premiered by the composer himself on January 7 the following year in New York City, probably at Aeolian Hall. It has an app ...
'', Op. 31 (1918) *'' Four Pieces for Piano'', Op. 32 (1918) *''Schubert Waltzes'' (1920) *'' Fantasia on Scheherazade'' (1926) *'' Things in Themselves'', 2 pieces for piano, Op. 45 (1928) *''Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 52'' (1928-31) *'' Two Sonatinas for Piano'', Op. 54 (1931–32) *'' Three Pieces for Piano'', Op. 59 (1933–34) *''
Pensées The ''Pensées'' ("Thoughts") is a collection of fragments written by the French 17th-century philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal. Pascal's religious conversion led him into a life of asceticism, and the ''Pensées'' was in many ways h ...
'', 3 pieces for piano, Op. 62 (1933–34) *'' Music for Children'', 12 easy pieces, Op. 65 (1935) *'' Dumka'' (after 1933)


Transcriptions for piano

*'' March and Scherzo from "The Love for Three Oranges"'', Op. 33ter (1922) *''
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. 43bis (1938) *'' Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 52'' from a variety of sources (1930–31) *'' Ten Pieces from "Romeo and Juliet"'', Op. 75 (1937) *'' Gavotte from "Hamlet"'', Op. 77bis (1938) *'' Three Pieces from "Cinderella"'', Op. 95 (1942) *'' Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 96'' from "War and Peace" and "Lermontov" (1941–42) *'' Ten Pieces from "Cinderella"'', Op. 97 (1943) *'' Six Pieces from "Cinderella"'', Op. 102 (1944)


Band music

*Four Marches, Op. 69 (1935–37) *March in A, Op. 89bis (1941) *March in B, Op. 99 (1943–44) (Orchestral version transcribed by D. Wilson Ochoa, 2007)


By opus number


References

{{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, p ...