Sergei Prokofiev (Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев, 1891 -1953) was a ma… Read Full Bio ↴Sergei Prokofiev (Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев, 1891 -1953) was a major Russian composer of the 20th century. Prokofiev was born in Sontsovka (now Krasne, Krasnoarmiisk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine), a remote rural estate in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire.
Prokofiev took piano, theory, and composition lessons from Reinhold Glière, then enrolled at the St. Petersburg Conservatory when he was thirteen. He took theory with Anatoly Lyadov, orchestration with Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and became lifelong friends with Nikolai Myaskovsky. After graduating, he began performing in St. Petersburg and in Moscow, then in Western Europe, all the while writing more music.
Prokofiev's earliest fame was as a pianist and composer for the piano, with works like the Sarcasms, op. 17 (1912-1914), and Visions fugitives, op. 22 (1915-1917), and his first few piano sonatas. He also wrote orchestral works, concertos, and operas, and talked to Sergei Diaghilev about producing ballets. The years immediately after the Revolution were spent in the U.S., where Prokofiev tried to follow Sergei Rachmaninov's lead and make his way as a pianist/composer. His commission for The Love for Three Oranges came from the Chicago Opera in 1919, but overall Prokofiev was disappointed by his American reception, and he returned to Europe in 1922.
He married singer Lina Llubera in 1923, and the couple moved to Paris. He continued to compose on commission, meeting with mixed success from both critics and the public. He had maintained contact with the Soviet Union, even toured there in 1927. The Love for Three Oranges was part of the repertory there, and the government commissioned the music for the film Lieutenant Kijé and other pieces from him. In 1936, he decided to return to the Soviet Union with his wife and two sons.
Most of his compositions from just after his return, including many for children, were written with the political atmosphere in mind. One work which wasn't was the 1936 ballet Romeo and Juliet, which became an international success. He attempted another opera in 1939, Semyon Kotko, but it was met with hostility from cultural ideologues. During World War II, Prokofiev and other artists were evacuated from Moscow. He spent the time in various places within the U.S.S.R. and produced propaganda music, but also violin sonatas, his "War Sonatas" for piano, the String Quartet No 2, the opera War and Peace, and the ballet Cinderella. In 1948, with the resolution that criticised almost all Soviet composers, several of Prokofiev's works were banned from performance. His health declined and he became more insecure. The composer's last creative efforts were directed largely toward the production of "patriotic" and "national" works, typified by the cantata Flourish, Mighty Homeland (1947), and yet Prokofiev also continued to produce worthy if lesser-known works like the underrated ballet The Stone Flower (1943). In a rather bitter coincidence, Prokofiev died on 5th March 1953, the same day as Joseph Stalin.
Prokofiev took piano, theory, and composition lessons from Reinhold Glière, then enrolled at the St. Petersburg Conservatory when he was thirteen. He took theory with Anatoly Lyadov, orchestration with Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and became lifelong friends with Nikolai Myaskovsky. After graduating, he began performing in St. Petersburg and in Moscow, then in Western Europe, all the while writing more music.
Prokofiev's earliest fame was as a pianist and composer for the piano, with works like the Sarcasms, op. 17 (1912-1914), and Visions fugitives, op. 22 (1915-1917), and his first few piano sonatas. He also wrote orchestral works, concertos, and operas, and talked to Sergei Diaghilev about producing ballets. The years immediately after the Revolution were spent in the U.S., where Prokofiev tried to follow Sergei Rachmaninov's lead and make his way as a pianist/composer. His commission for The Love for Three Oranges came from the Chicago Opera in 1919, but overall Prokofiev was disappointed by his American reception, and he returned to Europe in 1922.
He married singer Lina Llubera in 1923, and the couple moved to Paris. He continued to compose on commission, meeting with mixed success from both critics and the public. He had maintained contact with the Soviet Union, even toured there in 1927. The Love for Three Oranges was part of the repertory there, and the government commissioned the music for the film Lieutenant Kijé and other pieces from him. In 1936, he decided to return to the Soviet Union with his wife and two sons.
Most of his compositions from just after his return, including many for children, were written with the political atmosphere in mind. One work which wasn't was the 1936 ballet Romeo and Juliet, which became an international success. He attempted another opera in 1939, Semyon Kotko, but it was met with hostility from cultural ideologues. During World War II, Prokofiev and other artists were evacuated from Moscow. He spent the time in various places within the U.S.S.R. and produced propaganda music, but also violin sonatas, his "War Sonatas" for piano, the String Quartet No 2, the opera War and Peace, and the ballet Cinderella. In 1948, with the resolution that criticised almost all Soviet composers, several of Prokofiev's works were banned from performance. His health declined and he became more insecure. The composer's last creative efforts were directed largely toward the production of "patriotic" and "national" works, typified by the cantata Flourish, Mighty Homeland (1947), and yet Prokofiev also continued to produce worthy if lesser-known works like the underrated ballet The Stone Flower (1943). In a rather bitter coincidence, Prokofiev died on 5th March 1953, the same day as Joseph Stalin.
The Bird
Sergei Prokofiev Lyrics
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Anderson.Paak A bird with the word came to me The sweetness of…
Atmosphere It's the bird, it must have been the bird Disgusting critter…
Atmosphere ft. heiruspecs & mr dibbs It's the Bird, It must have been the bird, Disgusting critte…
atmosphere ft. heiruspecs & mr.dibbs You can't take my thoughts away Dependent on a mood A feelin…
B.A.N.G. his November morning I woke up and saw The Bird did come…
Catastrophe & Cure Don't call me buddy, pal I've never been your friend anyhow …
Charity and the JAMband We fit like two birds in a house on corner…
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo What is when you wear a wig to Fourteen hours, Greenwich…
David Bowie & Philadelphia Orchestra Peter said to the bird: "Fly Down and circle over the Wolf's…
death.by.design Oh, my talking bird Though you know so few words They're on…
dr. mondial Hey baby. You see where we at! Drink bubbly red. Traffic lig…
Eddie From Ohio What then on God's paved Earth Could you be thinking of? I…
Eira Little, little bird Tell me how you feel Spreading out your …
F.R. Scott ô-ô-ô Hoje eu 'to à toa, de marola Aquelas cenas nunca viu N…
Flames Welcome Welcome Hey Lone Don Watch yah now Ahh Welcome to pl…
i-sHiNe I got a bird's eye view Hip hop, there's so many…
Jack and The Giant Birds fly into my windshield Thoughts fall from my thoughts…
Jerry Reed Well my throat was dry and it was getting late I…
Jerry Reed and Friends Well my throat was dry and it was getting late I…
John Noir Smith I don't know about you Or if you'll stay true To your…
Kathryn Joseph you do not know me and never will bones you have…
Koko B. Ware If a bird in one hand is worth two with…
Litos (Yawn) I'm a bit tired right now (Sigh) Do you guys ever thi…
Mistah F.A.B. Est-ce qu'on s'fait du bien là où ça fait mal C'est…
Morris Day Hold on, hold on, why y'all beatin' on shit, what's…
N.I.M.R.O.D Thousands of years River of birds North in the spring South …
Nasa Do what they say How do I decide Do not do what…
Ok Goodnight Softly I hover on you Thought we'd reached the sun But we tr…
Prince Hold on, hold on, why y'all beatin' on shit, what's…
Prince & The Time Blue bird fly away Little blue bird fly Back to California W…
Sergei Prokofiev/Peter and the Wolf So u think that i come off rude That's funny I…
Shawn Colvin I might go to the mountain to spy, And I see…
Syml Covered in dust The wings of my porcelain dove They don't tr…
The Champions To the bird on the power line Well hey how are…
the duggans & friends I spent The last years of my life Living in a cage And…
The Flames Welcome Welcome Hey Lone Don Watch yah now Ahh Welcome to pl…
the hms welding accident When I came down from the tree The birds became my…
The Knife If I was a bird I would fly high over the…
The Tiger Lillies When that bird sings in the sky It's your mother who…
The Time Blue bird fly away Little blue bird fly Back to California W…
Woo Blue bird. What do you do in the nest? Why don't you…
Wuthering Heights I feel off light; light is my source All evil thoughts…
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