Composer birthdays Prokofiev, Leoncavallo

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (/prəˈkɒfiɛf, proʊ-, -ˈkɔː-, -ˈkoʊ-, -jɛf, -jɛv, -iəf/;^[1][2][3] Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев, tr. Sergej Sergeevič Prokof'ev;^{[n 1]} 11/23 April 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist and conductor. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous musical genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. His works include such widely heard works as the March from The Love for Three Oranges, the suite Lieutenant Kijé, the ballet Romeo and Juliet – from which "Dance of the Knights" is taken – and Peter and the Wolf. Of the established forms and genres in which he worked, he created – excluding juvenilia – seven completed operas, seven symphonies, eight ballets, five piano concertos, two violin concertos, a cello concerto, a Symphony-Concerto for cello and orchestra, and nine completed piano sonatas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Prokofiev
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http://www.dsokids.com/media/10581/Peter-and-The-Wolf-Story-Sheet.pdf

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Ruggero (or Ruggiero)^[1] Leoncavallo (Italian pronunciation: [rudˈdʒɛːro leoŋkaˈvallo]; 23 April 1857 – 9 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Although he would produce numerous operas and other songs throughout his career it is his two-act work Pagliacci (1892) that remained his lasting contribution, despite attempts to escape the shadow of his greatest success.
Today he remains largely known for Pagliacci, one of the most popular works in the repertory, appearing as number 20 on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide in the 2013/14 season.^[2] His other well known works include the song "Mattinata", popularized by Enrico Caruso, as well as the symphonic poem La nuit de mai.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruggiero_Leoncavallo
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https://youtu.be/rRhmogBs-gU