Questions tagged [peter-and-the-wolf]

Questions related to the "symphonic fairy tale for children" Peter and the Wolf (1936) by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. The composition involves a narrator who tells the story (of Peter and the wolf) scene by scene, followed by the orchestra illustrating the scene through music. Use this tag with the [sergei-prokofiev] tag.

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In Peter and the Wolf, why is Peter represented by a String quartet?

Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf is a combination of a children's story and a musical composition. A narrator narrates the story while an orchestra plays the corresponding music. According to ...