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Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits, The
Sergei Prokofiev (arr. Wil van der Beek)
General Info
Year: 1916 / 1996
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: De Haske
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €130.00 | Score Only (print) - €26.16
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet/Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four-part Scytische Suite (also known as Ala and Lolli) in 1916, from which The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits can be heard. This suite is one of Prokofiev's first works, and received negative criticism following its first performance on account of its being "uncivilised". Prokofiev himself wrote after this first performance ". . . The timpani player beat the skin of the timpani to tatters, and the whole orchestra voiced a protest. A cellist complained that he only put up with the violence, created by the blaring brass, on account of his sick wife and three children . . .".
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio CD: Friendswood High School Wind Ensemble (Gregory Dick, conductor) - 2006
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Friendswood (Tx.) High School Wind Ensemble (Gregory Dick, conductor) – 22 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Athletic Festival March (arr. Goldman) (1936/1980)
- Concerto No. 3 in C for Piano (tr. Hunsberger) (1921/)
- Dance of the Knights (trans. Jones) (1935/2019)
- The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits (arr. Van der Beek) (1916/1996)
- Finale to "Symphony No 1" (tr. Johnson) (1917/2016)
- Gavotte (arr. Gordon)
- Lieutenant Kije Symphonic Suite (arr. Schyns) (1934/1936/2004)
- Midnight Sleighride (arr. Wallace) (1934/2002)
- Troika (arr. Bullock) (1934/2012)
- Troika (arr. Watson) (1934/)
- Troika (arr. Walters) (1934/)
- March from "The Love of Three Oranges" (arr. Cray) (1921/1943)
- Marche from the Opera "Love for Three Oranges" (arr. Erickson) (1921/1992)
- Marche from "The Love of Three Oranges," Opus 33 (arr Johnson) (arr. Johnson) (1921/1947)
- March, Opus 69. See also: Athletic Festival March
- March, Opus 69 (arr. Gingery) (1937/1985)
- March, Opus 99 (arr. Meredith) (1943-44/2017)
- March, Opus 99 (arr. Mindeman) (1943-44)
- March, Opus 99 (arr. Yoder; ed. Berz) (1943-44)
- Masquerade Variations on a Theme of Sergei Prokofiev (arr. Gryc) (1917/1997/2004)
- Music for Children (arr. Ahronheim) (1935/1978)
- Ode to the End of the War (1945/1969/1979)
- Overture in B-flat (arr. Feldman) (1926/2007)
- Peter and the Wolf (arr. Daniels) (1936/)
- Peter and the Wolf (arr. Curnow) (1936/1986)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 (arr. Hunsberger) (1921/)
- Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet" (arr. de Meij) (1935/1990)
- Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet", Part II (arr. de Meij) (1935/2021)
- Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet", Part III (arr. de Meij) (1935/2021)
- Suite from "Romeo and Juliet" (arr. Kreines) (1935/199-?)
- Symphony V in B-flat Major (tr. Rogers) (1944/2019)
- Symphony V: Scherzo (arr. Moore) (1947/2014)
- Triumphal March (arr. Goldman) (1936/1941)
- Two Pieces from Lt. Kije (arr. Tull) (1934/1971)
- Visions fugitives (orch. Missal) (1917/2017)