Bassoons represent an old grandfather in this piece, while the cat is represented by a clarinet, and strings and French horns represent the two title characters.
[Note to moderator: read the notes in italics slowly and pause slightly at the plus signs (+)] This piece was commissioned by Natalya Sats and was completed in just four days. One theme in this work has the strings play the ascending sequence G(+)-C-E-G-A before descending back to G. A passage involving the (*) oboe and flute represents an argument between two birds, and a muted oboe portion at the end of this work implies a character's death. Bassoons represent an old grandfather in this piece, while the cat is represented by a clarinet, and strings and French horns represent the two title characters. For 10 points, name this work meant to teach children about musical instruments, a work of Sergei Prokofiev.
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Peter and the Wolf (or Petya i volk)