5 melodies for violin and piano by Sserghei Prokofiev – comparative analyses

Abstract

Serghei Prokofiev is one of the most prestigious composers of neoclassicism, is considered by the critics of the time a huge artistic phenomenon. In his music one can see the warm and pleasant tones combining with the strong and dissonant ones, thus representing a classic of the contemporary music. Because Prokofiev considered melody the main component of the artistic creation, in December 1920, while he was in California, he composed a set of five melodies without lyrics for the Russian soprano Nina Koshetz. This type of music has not been composed before.