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Lieutenant Kijé, one of Sergei Prokofiev's best-known works, premiered.

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Lieutenant Kijé (Prokofiev)

1934 film music and orchestral suite

Sergei Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kijé music was originally written to accompany the film of the same name, produced by the Belgoskino film studios in Leningrad in 1933–34 and released in March 1934. It was Prokofiev's first attempt at film music, and his first commission.
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Sergei Prokofiev

Russian composer and pianist (1891–1953)

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who later worked in the Soviet Union. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous music genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. His works include such…
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