Prokofiev

[ pruh-kaw-fee-uhf, -ef, -koh-; Russian pruh-kaw-fyif ]

noun

1. Ser·gei Ser·ge·e·vich [syi, r, -, gyey, syi, r, -, gye, -yi-vyich], 1891–1953, Russian composer.

Prokofiev

/ prəˈkɒfɪˌɛf; praˈkɔfjɪf /

noun

1. ProkofievSergei Sergeyevich18911953MRussianMUSIC: composer 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

Example Sentences

I also saw Prokofiev, whom Diaghileff had summoned from Russia to discuss the composition of a ballet he had commissioned.

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I had been out with my sons to see Prokofiev, who was living in the neighborhood.

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