Sergei Prokofiev

16. Prokofiev identified five characteristics

    of his work. Name them.

1) the Classical element


2) innovation (especially in harmony)


3) toccata-like character, or machine-like motor music


4) the lyrical element (he considered this the most 

    important and least well-understood by critics and

    the public)


5) the grotesque, or joking-biting-sarcastic side (he

    thought this element was overly-stressed by his

    critics and the public)

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QUIZ TIME! Which of the 5 characteristics listed above do you think best represents this piece of music by Prokofiev?

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