Prokofiev

American  

[pruh-kaw-fee-uhf, -ef, -koh-, pruh-kaw-fyif] / prəˈkɔ fi əf, -ˌɛf, -ˈkoʊ-, prʌˈkɔ fyɪf /

noun

1. Sergei Sergeevich 1891–1953, Russian composer.

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Prokofiev British  

/ prəˈkɒfɪˌɛf, praˈkɔfjɪf /

noun

1. Sergei Sergeyevich (sɪrˈɡjej sɪrˈɡjejɪvitʃ). 1891–1953, Soviet composer. His compositions include the orchestral fairy tale Peter and the Wolf (1936), the opera The Love for Three Oranges (1921), and seven symphonies

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Example Sentences

Video and audio settled down for Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony, which was written in 1944, a decade after Rachmaninoff wrote his Rhapsody.

From Los Angeles Times

This take on Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” set in a sanatorium with teenagers climbing the walls, has Bourne’s signature clever movement, which can be delightful, and tons of talent onstage.

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Sergei Prokofiev’s score encourages the twisted turns and foreboding touches of Bourne’s imagination.

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At first, the players’ resistance to the garishness of the Second Symphony’s blaring machine music, Prokofiev’s nod to the fashion for compositions that imitate the sounds of industry, seemed to miss the point.

From New York Times

Her account of Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto exemplified the golden-age richness and astonishing technique that have long made her a standout in a crowded field.

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