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discusses one of the world’s best-known ballets and musical
scores, Sergei Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet.” This analysis
focuses on the second part or suite of the first movement which
is referred to as “A Scene” or “The Street Awakens.” Bibliography
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Analysis of "A Scene" from the First Movement of Prokofievs "Romeo and Juliet" By: C.B. Rodgers - March 2002 -- for
more information on using this paper properly! Introduction A review of any of the magnificent works of Russian (although technically he was Ukrainian) composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) requires
that an individual understand that he was the master of numerous musical forms. He was also amazingly productive and despite his fame and popularity in his many years away from
his homeland, he chose to return to Russia in the 1930s. By that time, Joseph Stalin had established what was and was not acceptable cultural endeavors for Russian artists and
he found little that he thought of as favorable or praiseworthy in Prokofievs work. Of course, it was dangerous, even deadly, to not have Stalin as an enthuisatic supporter in
the Russia of the 1930s. In fact, even though Prokofiev had been commissioned by the Kirov Theater to create his "Romeo and Juliet" for a production of the ballet to
be staged in Moscow in 1936, it was rejected and not performed in Russia until 1940. The criticisms leveled against him were that his music was overly formal and
that his musical harmonies were far to cacophonous. Time has certainly proved such statements to be patently incorrect and Prokofiev has come to be honored as one of the most
influential composers of the 20th century. Prokofievs "Romeo and Juliet" The second suite of Prokofievs "Romeo and Juliet" is perhaps its best known with its rolling minor key of the
"Dance of the Knights" that sets the stage for what is certain to be a less than positive and certainly contentious outcome. However, the first movement or suite, "Scene," is
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