Sergei Prokofiev's Trapèze Ballet is scored for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass. The ballet, closely related to Prokofiev's Quintet, Op. 39 (1924), contains eight movements (in five parts) and lasts 20–25 minutes. The complete ballet in eight movements was first performed in Gotha, a small German town near Hanover, on 6 November 1925.
Date of composition | 1924 in Paris, France |
Premiered | 1925, November 6th in Gotha, Germany |
Type | Ballet |
Approx. duration | 25 minutes |
Instruments |
Oboe
Clarinet Violin Viola Double Bass |
Arrangements |
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Sergei Prokofiev: Quintet in G minor, Op. 39
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Autotranslations beta |
Sergueï Prokofiev: Trapeze Sergej Sergeevič Prokof'ev: Trapeze Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew: Trapeze |