Sergei Prokofiev
Russia, 1908–1953
Russian composer (1891-1953) who began with deliberately harsh modernism, worked abroad, then returned to the USSR. Peter and the Wolf, Romeo and Juliet and the piano concertos combine dissonance with strong melodic writing.
MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced Sergei Prokofiev and 2 artists Sergei Prokofiev influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Sergei Prokofiev?
- Max Reger — Prokofiev is likewise named among the composers Reger's modernist harmony reached.
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Prokofiev studied orchestration under Rimsky-Korsakov at the St Petersburg Conservatory — the brilliant instrumental colour beneath his modernism.
- Anatoly Lyadov — Prokofiev studied composition and counterpoint in Lyadov's class — a famously fractious pairing of the enfant terrible and the pedantic master.
Which artists did Sergei Prokofiev influence?
- Aram Khachaturian — Sergei Prokofiev visited Myaskovsky's class in 1933 and was so amazed by Khachaturian's work that he took it to Paris to be performed — a formative encounter and influence.
- Mikael Tariverdiev — Sergei Prokofiev's melodic invention and modern harmonic language were among the models behind Tariverdiev's film and chamber writing.