Lieutenant Kijé Suite

E452520

Lieutenant Kijé Suite is a popular orchestral work by Sergei Prokofiev, adapted from his film score and known for its satirical character and memorable melodies.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral suite
alsoKnownAs Lieutenant Kizhe Suite NERFINISHED
associatedWith Soviet cinema
basedOn Lieutenant Kijé (1934 Soviet film) NERFINISHED
Lieutenant Kijé (film score) NERFINISHED
catalogCode Op. 60
composer Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
firstPerformance 1934
genre film music adaptation
orchestral music
program music
hasCharacter Lieutenant Kijé (fictional officer) NERFINISHED
hasMovement Kijé’s Wedding NERFINISHED
Romance NERFINISHED
The Birth of Kijé NERFINISHED
The Burial of Kijé NERFINISHED
Troika NERFINISHED
hasPart Kijé’s Wedding NERFINISHED
Romance
The Birth of Kijé NERFINISHED
The Burial of Kijé NERFINISHED
Troika NERFINISHED
hasPopularMovement Romance NERFINISHED
Troika
hasTheme bureaucratic absurdity
military satire
inspiredBy Yury Tynyanov’s novella "Lieutenant Kijé" NERFINISHED
language instrumental
movementNumber 5
notableFor memorable melodies
satirical character
use of parody and pastiche
opusNumber Op. 60
originalTitle "Поручик Киже" (Poruchik Kizhe) NERFINISHED
partOf 20th-century orchestral repertoire
period 20th century
publicationDate 1934
scoredFor orchestra
style neoclassical
usesInstrument brass
cornet
percussion
saxophone
strings
woodwinds
usesMelodyFrom Lieutenant Kijé (film score) NERFINISHED
workTitleLanguage Russian

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sergei Prokofiev notableWork Lieutenant Kijé Suite