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Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев, Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) was born in Sontsovka (now Borysivka), Ukraine, of the Russian Empire on 27 April [O.S. 15 April] 1891, an died on March 5, 1953. He was a Russian composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. (Alternative transliterations of his name include Sergey or Serge, and Prokofief, Prokofieff, or Prokofyev.)

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  • His “Love For 3 Oranges” is loved by opera folks
  • At 17 this Russian was an enfant terrible; in 1929 he composed the ballet "L'Enfant Prodigue"
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Red Square in Moscow, Russia while a memorable melody plays.) This composer of film and ballet scores was overshadowed when he died the same day as Stalin, March 5, 1953
  • This "Peter and the Wolf" composer wrote the music for the classic film "Alexander Nevsky"
  • There's a duck in the ballet based on this composer's "Peter and the Wolf"

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