Sergey Prokofiev: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev
Born	April 23, 1891 • Ukraine
Died	March 5, 1953 (aged 61) • Moscow • Russia
Notable Works	“Ala and Lolli” • “Alexander Nevsky” • “Betrothal in a Monastery” • “Classical Symphony” • “Le Pas d’acier” • “Peter and the Wolf” • “Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat Major, Op. 10” • “Piano Sonata No. 6 in A, Op. 82” • “Romeo and Juliet” • “Sarcasms for piano” • “Scythian Suite” • “Semyon Kotko” • “The Fiery Angel” • “The Gambler” • “The Love for Three Oranges” • “The Prodigal Son” • “The Tale of the Buffoon Who Outjested Seven Buffoons” • “War and Peace”
Movement / Style	Neoclassical art