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| Sergei Prokofiev - Troika/Romance (from Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60) |
| Well, when I looked at the photo, I wondered if the chair was a prop. And the first thing I recognized were the Cyrillic letters so I went to Wikipedia for the Cyrillic alphabet, copied each letter from the quiz photo (title above the chair) and put them through Google Translate. The symbols were translated to “The Lieutenant Kije”. I did not recognize that so I did a Google search using “The Lieutenant Kije” as keywords. Lots of wonderful articles popped up, including one site with the actual movie! I watched it for a while and, in the opening credits, the chair from the quiz appeared. I love Prokofiev’s music but was not familiar with this score. I will probably buy it so I can listen to the whole thing! Another wonderful quiz! Colleen, how do you come up with these?!? Marcelle Comeau N.B. Google Translate has a virtual keyboard you can use to type in foreign alphabets. Once you choose the language you need to translate, just click on the small typewriter in the lower left corner of the "Translate from" box. The appropriate keyboard will pop up, allowing you to type using the letters of that language, including accents. Some languages such as Vietnamese and Armenian have more than one popular layout for local keyboards. Google Translate supports multiple keyboards, allowing the user to switch among them using an arrow at the top ofthe on- screen keyboard. Colleen Fitzpatrick PhD Quizmaster General |
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| Lieutenant Kijé en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Kij%C3%A9_%28Prokofiev%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Kij%C3%A9 |
Lieutenant Kijé or Kizhe (Russian:
Пору́чик Киже́ translit. Poruchik Kizhe),
originally Kizh (Киж), is the protagonist of
an anecdote going back to the time of
Emperor Paul I of Russia; the story was
used as the basis of a novella by Yury
Tynyanov published in 1927 and filmed in
1934 with music by Sergei Prokofiev. The
plot is a satire on bureaucracy.
The first appearance of the anecdote is in
Vladimir Dahl's "Rasskazy o vremenakh
Pavla I" ("Stories of the time of Paul I"), a
short piece published in the journal
Russkaya Starina in 1870; he reported it as
told by his father, Jochan Christian von
Пору́чик Киже́ translit. Poruchik Kizhe),
originally Kizh (Киж), is the protagonist of
an anecdote going back to the time of
Emperor Paul I of Russia; the story was
used as the basis of a novella by Yury
Tynyanov published in 1927 and filmed in
1934 with music by Sergei Prokofiev. The
plot is a satire on bureaucracy.
The first appearance of the anecdote is in
Vladimir Dahl's "Rasskazy o vremenakh
Pavla I" ("Stories of the time of Paul I"), a
short piece published in the journal
Russkaya Starina in 1870; he reported it as
told by his father, Jochan Christian von
Dahl (1764-1821). In this original version, a clerk miswrites an order promoting several
ensigns (praporshchiki) to second lieutenants (podporuchiki): instead of "praporshchiki
zh ... - v podporuchiki" ("as to Ensigns (names), [they are promoted to] Second
Lieutenants", he writes "praporshchik Kizh, ... - v podporuchiki" ("Ensigns Kizh, (other
names) [are promoted to ] Second Lieutenants". The Emperor Paul decides to promote
the nonexistent Kizh to first lieutenant (poruchik); he quickly rises through the ranks to
staff captain and full captain, and when he is promoted to colonel the emperor
commands that Kizh appear before him. Of course no Kizh can be found; the military
bureaucrats go through the paper trail and discover the original mistake, but they decide
to tell the emperor that Kizh has died. "What a pity," the emperor says, "he was a good
officer."
Yury Tynyanov, who had been researching the period for his historical novels Kyukhlya
(1925) and Smert Vazir-mukhtara (The death of the ambassador plenipotentiary, 1928),
wrote a novella based on Dahl's story that was published in 1927. He considerably
expanded it, adding several characters (including the historical statesman Aleksey
Arakcheyev), and changed the imaginary officer's name from Kizh to Kizhe (using an
alternate form of the particle, zhe). In his version, along with the imaginary Kizhe there
is another mistake: a Lieutenant Sinyukhaev is wrongly marked as dead. Several
ensigns (praporshchiki) to second lieutenants (podporuchiki): instead of "praporshchiki
zh ... - v podporuchiki" ("as to Ensigns (names), [they are promoted to] Second
Lieutenants", he writes "praporshchik Kizh, ... - v podporuchiki" ("Ensigns Kizh, (other
names) [are promoted to ] Second Lieutenants". The Emperor Paul decides to promote
the nonexistent Kizh to first lieutenant (poruchik); he quickly rises through the ranks to
staff captain and full captain, and when he is promoted to colonel the emperor
commands that Kizh appear before him. Of course no Kizh can be found; the military
bureaucrats go through the paper trail and discover the original mistake, but they decide
to tell the emperor that Kizh has died. "What a pity," the emperor says, "he was a good
officer."
Yury Tynyanov, who had been researching the period for his historical novels Kyukhlya
(1925) and Smert Vazir-mukhtara (The death of the ambassador plenipotentiary, 1928),
wrote a novella based on Dahl's story that was published in 1927. He considerably
expanded it, adding several characters (including the historical statesman Aleksey
Arakcheyev), and changed the imaginary officer's name from Kizh to Kizhe (using an
alternate form of the particle, zhe). In his version, along with the imaginary Kizhe there
is another mistake: a Lieutenant Sinyukhaev is wrongly marked as dead. Several
sections of the novella are devoted to Sinyukhaev's
fruitless attempts to get himself restored (he ends up
wandering the roads of Russia, living on the charity of
strangers).
Tynyanov further complicates the story by adding a
lady-in-waiting who has had a brief affair with an
officer who shouts "Guard!" in the courtyard,
disturbing the emperor; when the offender cannot be
found, the emperor Paul is told that it was Kizhe, who
is accordingly flogged and sent to Siberia (the fact that
no actual person is there does not seem to bother
anyone). This upsets the lady-in-waiting, but when the
emperor changes his mind and has Kizhe returned to
the capital and promoted, the lady-in-waiting is able to
marry him (there is no groom at the ceremony but it
proceeds as scheduled, and she has a child from her
fruitless attempts to get himself restored (he ends up
wandering the roads of Russia, living on the charity of
strangers).
Tynyanov further complicates the story by adding a
lady-in-waiting who has had a brief affair with an
officer who shouts "Guard!" in the courtyard,
disturbing the emperor; when the offender cannot be
found, the emperor Paul is told that it was Kizhe, who
is accordingly flogged and sent to Siberia (the fact that
no actual person is there does not seem to bother
anyone). This upsets the lady-in-waiting, but when the
emperor changes his mind and has Kizhe returned to
the capital and promoted, the lady-in-waiting is able to
marry him (there is no groom at the ceremony but it
proceeds as scheduled, and she has a child from her
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scenes involving snow. This motif from
the suite was also used in the song "I
Believe In Father Christmas" by the
English rock musician Greg Lake (which
was subsequently covered by U2), as well
as Helen Love's Christmas single "Happiest
Time of the Year". The pop group The
Free Design used the motif as the basis
for the song "Kije's Ouija", which appears
on their 1970 album
Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love. Additionally, the
troika motif is heard as the primary
musical theme in Woody Allen's 1975 film
Love and Death, which takes place in 19th
century Russia…”
the suite was also used in the song "I
Believe In Father Christmas" by the
English rock musician Greg Lake (which
was subsequently covered by U2), as well
as Helen Love's Christmas single "Happiest
Time of the Year". The pop group The
Free Design used the motif as the basis
for the song "Kije's Ouija", which appears
on their 1970 album
Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love. Additionally, the
troika motif is heard as the primary
musical theme in Woody Allen's 1975 film
Love and Death, which takes place in 19th
century Russia…”
brief encounter), and she quite happily lives in his quarters, carrying on affairs, while he
is supposedly in the field with his regiment. In the end the emperor, increasinging
paranoid and lonely, feels the need to have someone as dependable as Kizhe (who has
had a spotless career) near him, promotes him to general, and orders him brought to his
palace in Saint Petersburg. Since this is impossible, he is told that Kizhe has died, and
the general has a state funeral as the grieving emperor says "Sic transit gloria mundi."
The last line of the story reads "And Pavel Petrovich [the emperor Paul] died in March
of the same year as General Kizhe — according to official reports, from apoplexy." (In
fact, Paul was murdered by a group of dismissed officers.)
The story was made into the film Lieutenant Kijé, directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer,
which is now remembered primarily for its soundtrack, the first instance of Prokofiev's
"new simplicity".
Sergei Prokofiev composed music to the film Lieutenant Kijé in 1933, and compiled a
suite from it as his Op. 60. It exists in two versions, one using a baritone voice and the
other using a saxophone. The music has also been used as the score for a ballet by the
Bolshoi Ballet company.
The troika is frequently used in films and documentaries for Christmas scenes and
is supposedly in the field with his regiment. In the end the emperor, increasinging
paranoid and lonely, feels the need to have someone as dependable as Kizhe (who has
had a spotless career) near him, promotes him to general, and orders him brought to his
palace in Saint Petersburg. Since this is impossible, he is told that Kizhe has died, and
the general has a state funeral as the grieving emperor says "Sic transit gloria mundi."
The last line of the story reads "And Pavel Petrovich [the emperor Paul] died in March
of the same year as General Kizhe — according to official reports, from apoplexy." (In
fact, Paul was murdered by a group of dismissed officers.)
The story was made into the film Lieutenant Kijé, directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer,
which is now remembered primarily for its soundtrack, the first instance of Prokofiev's
"new simplicity".
Sergei Prokofiev composed music to the film Lieutenant Kijé in 1933, and compiled a
suite from it as his Op. 60. It exists in two versions, one using a baritone voice and the
other using a saxophone. The music has also been used as the score for a ballet by the
Bolshoi Ballet company.
The troika is frequently used in films and documentaries for Christmas scenes and
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