(Like this.) Here's the duck, played by the oboe. The cat by the clarinet. The bassoon will represent grandfather. The wolf by the French horns. And Peter by the strings.

Here's the duck, played by the oboe. The cat, by the clarinet. The bassoon will represent grandfather. The wolf, by the French horns. And Peter, by the strings.

Of course, the wolf does come, and after he swallows Peter's friend, Clara the Duck (whole), Peter is determined to capture the Wolf.

Peter and the Wolf is a composition by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1936 after his return to the Soviet Union. It is a children's story (with both music and text by Prokofiev), spoken by a narrator accompanied by the orchestra. In 1936 Sergei Prokofiev was commissioned by...

The wolf catches the duck and swallows her. The wolf turns his attention to the cat and the bird, who are up in a tree. Peter watches all of this and makes a plan to capture the wolf.

Peter, the cat, and the bird assume the duck has been eaten. After the wolf has been caught, the bird is ... Peter picks up the duck and runs to safety, leaving the cat outside with the wolf.

In Peter and the Wolf, each character in the story is represented by an instrument of the orchestra. Listen, read, ... What is the correct spelling of your wonderful music student teacher's name?:

It's a lot of fun watching them pretend to be a cat, bird, wolf, duck, hunters, grandfather, or Peter. You can do lots of things with this exercise.

The exhilarating version of Peter and the Wolf needs no narration, with the Grandfather (Gorach Vladimir) handing out the instrumental theme tunes to the 38-strong orchestra conducted ... Your name

Probably the finest example of Gothic architecture in Venice, the facade too was once gilded, hence the name 'Golden House' or 'House of Gold' as it is sometimes called.