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Sergei Prokofiev

Tales of an Old Grandmother, op. 31

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Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31 (Russian: Сказки старой бабушки, romanized: Skazki staroy babushki) is a set of four piano pieces by Sergei Prokofiev. It was composed in 1918 and premiered by the composer himself on January 7 the following year in New York City, probably at Aeolian Hall. It has an approximate duration of ten minutes and it was first published by Gutheil in Moscow in 1922. It was composed during Prokofiev's exile in the United States after the outbreak of the Russian Revolution. An arrangement for orchestra also exists.

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Movements

  1. Сказки старой бабушки, op. 31: I. Moderato
  2. Сказки старой бабушки, op. 31: II. Andantino
  3. Сказки старой бабушки, op. 31: III. Andante assai
  4. Сказки старой бабушки, op. 31: IV. Sostenuto

Elsewhere

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