This composer wrote a ballet about seven buffoons who kill their wives after a mysterious man tells them he will bring them b
This composer wrote a ballet about seven buffoons who kill their wives after a mysterious man tells them he will bring them back to life with a magic whip. This composer of The Steel Step and Chout wrote the score for a ballet that includes an intense duet with "the Siren" based on a parable from the gospel of Luke. Another ballet's third act centers around three galops performed by the Prince before he recognizes the title character. In addition to The Prodigal Son, he composed a ballet featuring the "Dance of the Knights" and a famous dance by Queen Mab whose first act "Gavotte" is based on a theme from his Classical Symphony. For 10 points, name this Russian composer who wrote the ballets Cinderella and Romeo and Juliet, as well as Peter and the Wolf.
This composer wrote a ballet about seven buffoons who kill their wives after a mysterious man tells them he will bring them back to life with a magic whip.
Sergei Prokofiev