Ivan the Terrible (Russian: Иван Грозный), Op. 116, is the score composed by Sergei Prokofiev in 1942-45 for Sergei Eisenstein's film Ivan the Terrible and its sequel, the first two parts of an incomplete trilogy. The project was Prokofiev's second collaboration with Eisenstein, the first being the popular Aleksandr Nevskiy (1938). The majority of the song texts were written by Vladimir Lugovskoy, who collaborated with Prokofiev on the texts for Aleksandr Nevskiy.
Librettist | (Film score for "Ivan the Terrible" by Sergeï Eisenstein) |
Date of composition | 1945 (1942-1945) |
Type | Film score |
Catalogue | Op. 116 |
Approx. duration | 100 minutes |
Instruments |
Orchestra
Chorus/Choir 2x Voice |
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