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Sergei Prokofiev "Troika" from the Lt. Kijé Suite
Prokofiev: Lt. Kijé Suite
Musical Sleigh Rides
Prokofiev was not the only classical composer to paint a musical portrait of a sleigh ride on a snowy day. Listen as we take you through several other examples of this frosty form of transportation.
1. What instrument imitated bells and horses hooves in Jacques Ibert's musical sleighride?
Harp
Piano
Violin
Trumpet
Xylophone
2.Who took the sleighride in Prokofiev's Troika?
A young student
His piano teacher
The President
The Tsar
Lt. Kije
3. What instrument joins in the sleighride?
Cello
Bassoon
Viola
Triangle
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