Peter and the wolf

Question 1

Composer?

Answer 1

Sergei Prokofiev

Question 2

What did it represent?

Answer 2

A symphonic tale for children

Question 3

Early life?

Answer 3

-child prodigy @ 5 yrs old
-Wrote music at young age and studied with Rensi Korsicof
-didn’t like rules; experimental music

Question 4

Compositional characteristics

Answer 4

-Early years experimental
-later works banned because didn’t sound Russian nationalist
-Also later: simple, and basic

Question 5

Premiere and reaction?

Answer 5

-1936 under watchful eyes
-audience couldn’t grasp seriousness so he dumbed down; wasn’t a fan

Question 6

Story about?

Answer 6

Young Russian boy wanders into forest and meets animals. Captures wolf and is deemed a hero