Prokofiev
[ pruh-kaw-fee-uh f, -ef, -koh-; Russian pruh-kaw-fyif ]
/ prəˈkɔ fi əf, -ˌɛf, -ˈkoʊ-; Russian prʌˈkɔ fyɪf /
noun
Ser·gei Ser·ge·e·vich
[syir-gyey syir-gye-yi-vyich] /syɪrˈgyeɪ syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/,1891–1953,
Russian composer.
Example sentences from the Web for prokofiev
I also saw Prokofiev, whom Diaghileff had summoned from Russia to discuss the composition of a ballet he had commissioned.
An Autobiography |Igor StravinskyI had been out with my sons to see Prokofiev, who was living in the neighborhood.
An Autobiography |Igor Stravinsky
British Dictionary definitions for prokofiev
Prokofiev
/ (prəˈkɒfɪˌɛf, Russian praˈkɔfjɪf) /
noun
Sergei Sergeyevich (sɪrˈɡjej sɪrˈɡjejɪvitʃ). 1891–1953, Soviet composer. His compositions include the orchestral fairy tale Peter and the Wolf (1936), the opera The Love for Three Oranges (1921), and seven symphonies