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Peter & The Wolf Music Composed by Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953) Sergei Prokofiev was born in Sontsovka, Ukraine. He had one brother. His mother was a pianist and his first music teacher and his father was a carpenter. He had written his first Opera by the age of 9 and established himself as a child prodigy. In 1936 he wrote music to the story of Peter & The Wolf to instruct children in the instruments of the symphony orchestra.
What is special about Prokofiev’s Peter & The Wolf is that the music, and the way the instruments themselves are played, tells the story. This is called P_____________________ M__________________.
Listen to the introduction of Peter & The Wolf and put the correct instrument(s) name next to each character. • A Bird – _______________________________ • A Duck – ______________________________ • A Cat – ________________________________ • Grandfather – _______________________________ • The Wolf – ________________________________ • Peter – ____________________________________ • The Hunters Guns – ________________________________
Created by S.Wright 2007
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