Sergei Prokofiev. Symphonic tale"Peter and the Wolf"

All over the world, both adults and children know and love Sergei Prokofiev’s symphonic fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf”. The fairy tale was first performed in 1936 at a concert of the Moscow Philharmonic. However, the most successful production is considered to be the one staged by the Children's musical theater named after Natalia Sats. Then Natalia Sats herself read the text.

In his autobiography he wrote: “Each character in the fairy tale had his own leitmotif, assigned to the same instrument: the duck was represented by the oboe, the grandfather by the bassoon, etc. Before the start of the performance, the instruments were shown to the children and themes were played on them: during the performance, the children heard the themes repeatedly and learned to recognize the timbre of instruments - this is the pedagogical meaning of the fairy tale. What was important to me was not the fairy tale itself, but that the children listened to music, for which the fairy tale was only an excuse.”

This fairy tale is performed like this: the reader reads it in short passages, and the symphony orchestra plays music that depicts everything that is told in the fairy tale. The composer introduces each group of the orchestra sequentially.

Petya

First, a string group plays the theme of the main character of Petya's fairy tale. Petya walks cheerfully and cheerfully to the music of the march, as if humming a light, mischievous melody. The bright, cheerful theme embodies the cheerful character of the boy. Sergei Prokofiev portrayed Petya using all stringed instruments - violins, violas, cellos and double basses.

Themes Birds, Ducks, Cats and Grandfathers are presented in the performance of woodwind instruments - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon.

Birdie

The bird chirps cheerfully: “Everything around is calm.” It sounds like a light, fluttering melody on high sounds, wittily depicting the chirping of a bird, the fluttering of a Bird. It is performed by a woodwind instrument – ​​a flute.

Duck

The Duck's melody reflects her clumsiness, waddling gait from side to side, and even her quack can be heard. The melody becomes especially expressive when performed by a soft-sounding, slightly “nasal” oboe.

Cat

The abrupt sounds of the melody in a low register convey the soft, insinuating tread of the cunning Cat. The melody is performed by a woodwind instrument – ​​a clarinet. Trying not to give himself away, the Cat stops every now and then, freezing in place. Later, the composer will show the virtuoso brilliance and enormous range of this wonderful instrument in the episode where the frightened Cat quickly climbs a tree.

Grandfather

Grandfather's musical theme expressed his mood and character, peculiarities of speech and even gait. Grandfather speaks in a bass voice, leisurely and as if a little grumpily - this is how his melody sounds when performed by the lowest woodwind instrument - the bassoon.

Wolf

The Wolf's music differs sharply from the themes of other characters we are already familiar with. It sounds performed by a brass instrument - the horn. The menacing howl of three horns sounds “scary.” Low register, gloomy minor colors depict the Wolf dangerous predator. Its theme sounds against the background of an alarming tremolo of the strings, an ominous “hiss” of the cymbals and the “rustling” of the drum.

Hunters

Finally, brave hunters appear, following in the footsteps of the Wolf. The hunters' shots are effectively depicted with the thunder of timpani and drums. But the hunters arrived at the scene late. The wolf was already caught. The music seems to be good-naturedly laughing at the unlucky shooters. The “combat” march of the hunters is accompanied by a snare drum, cymbals and a tambourine. This is how we get acquainted with the timbres of the drum instruments.

The tale ends with a solemn procession of all its participants. IN last time their themes sound. The leading theme is Petit's theme, transformed into a victory march.

After listening to the fairy tale, we became acquainted with the instruments of the symphony orchestra. "Peter and the Wolf" is one of best works Prokofiev for children. This musical fairy tale children from different countries know and love.

Questions and tasks:

1. For what purpose did Prokofiev write the musical fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf”?
2. What instruments perform Petit's theme? What is the nature of this theme, its musical language?
3. Explain why Prokofiev chose this sequence of appearance of the characters: Bird, Duck, Cat, Grandfather, hunters.
4. Which ones are copper? wind instruments performing the Wolf theme? How does Wolf's theme differ from the other characters' themes?
5. At what moments in the tale and how do the themes of Ducks, Cats, and Petit appear?
6. What does the Bird's music sound like at the beginning of the fairy tale? What's new in the music of the Bird in its dispute with the Duck; when the Cat appears; at the very end of the fairy tale?
7. Compare the sound of the cat's music when chasing the Bird and when the Wolf appears?
8. How does the march of the hunters differ from the final march of the entire fairy tale?

Presentation

Included:
1. Presentation - 11 slides, ppsx;
2. Sounds of music:
Fragments from the symphonic fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf”:
Petya's Theme, mp3;
Bird Theme, mp3;
Duck Theme, mp3;
Cat Theme, mp3;
Grandfather's Theme, mp3;
Wolf Theme, mp3;
Hunters Theme, mp3;
Prokofiev. "Peter and the Wolf" ( full version, read by Nikolay Litvinov), mp3;
3. Accompanying article, docx.

Tatiana Martynova
Acquaintance with the characters of the fairy tale and the musical instruments depicting them by S. Prokofiev “Peter and the Wolf”

(1 slide) We present to your attention an interactive guide to listening to the symphony fairy tales for children« Petya and the wolf» .

The wonderful Russian composer S.S. Prokofiev composed a musical fairy tale, in which he introduces children to instruments symphony orchestra. Every musical instrument in a fairy tale characterizes a certain character, it’s easier to feel the expressive capabilities of everyone tool. I would like to note that the composer found the timbres musical instruments, which are similar to the voices of his heroes. IN fairy tale music conveys not only the timbre of the voice, but also depicts movement, manner of gait. Conveying the manner of movement, the composer uses fairy tale march, but the characters of these marches are different.

(2 slide) You see the boy is a pioneer Petya. Petya's melody is carefree, friendly, and cheerful. It starts with this melody fairy tale. His character is brave, resourceful and kind. Petya depict string instruments.

Petya's theme is cheerful, his gait is bouncing, light, and fast.

(3 slide) The bird is busy, nimble, nimble. The bird's melody is fast, nimble, sometimes light, fluttering, abrupt, sometimes more smooth, fussy, flying. Birdie depicts a flute. The sound of the flute is bright, light, high. The voices of the bird and the flute are very similar. The melody of the bird flute always sounds when talking about a bird. The bird flutters quickly, carefree and cheerfully.

(4 slide) Duck - its melody is slow, unhurried. The duck waddles around awkwardly. Music depicts this gait is leisurely, important, the duck’s melody is played by the oboe. He has a slightly nasal voice and depicts The duck's quack is very similar. The duck's melody always sounds when it is mentioned in fairy tale. The duck moves slowly, awkwardly, waddling from side to side. The trilobed size emphasizes clumsiness, depicts falling in a duck's gait, first on one leg, then on the other.

(5 slide) Cat, the melody of an insidious, cunning cat is played by a clarinet. This tool has great potential. It is very mobile, with different timbre colors. A sneaking cat, ready to rush after its prey at any moment, he depicts low, insinuating, cautious, abrupt sounds with sudden accents. The cat sneaks around unnoticed on its velvet paws and is always on the alert. Stops in the melody (steps and looks around) emphasizes her cautious nature. The cat moves stealthily, carefully, deftly.

(6 slide) old grandfather portrays a strict, leisurely, grumbling melody, grandfather walks with difficulty. AND the music is slow, conveys his heavy gait, the grandfather’s voice is low. He plays the melody bassoon: lowest woodwind tool. Grandfather's theme is also a march, but heavy, angry, stern, slow.

(7 slide) The wolf is represented by three horns. Their voices form chords - ugly, harsh, grinding, hoarse. Subject the wolf is frighteningly menacing, But the wolf let himself be caught, but how - by the tail, and to whom - an unarmed boy and a brave bird. This makes him in fairy tale not so scary, but rather unlucky and funny. Subject wolf also looks a bit like march: she conveys his menacing steps.

(8 slide) Every hero fairy tales have their own melody, which always sounds when he appears, such a melody - a recognizable portrait - is called a leitmotif. Now the leitmotifs of Cats, Ducks and Wolf.

(9 slide) And now Petya’s leitmotifs will sound, The wolf and the birds, the nature of the melody changes due to the plot fairy tales, but he is always recognizable.

(10 slide) Hunters are portrayed as stupid in fairy tales(they were following the tracks wolf and fired in vain from their guns, depict percussion instruments - timpani, drums. Hunters also appear in fairy tale to the march, but this march is playful, springy, with unexpected accents, sharp, bouncing. The hunters walk with a dashing gait, now cautiously, now flaunting their courage, which they never had time to demonstrate. There are playful embellishments in the melody, and jumping, scattered chords in the accompaniment. At the end of the hunters' march, their threatening and useless gunfire is heard.

(11 slide) Ends fairy tale a solemn procession of all heroes.

(12 slide) Wolf in the zoo is not so scary, but rather unlucky and funny.

(13 slide) Thus, in a playful way using a musical fairy tale can introduce children to instruments symphony orchestra.

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I would like... to tell our young men and women: love and study the great art of music... It will make you richer, purer, more perfect. Thanks to music, you will find new strengths in yourself that were previously unknown to you.
“Music will bring you even closer to the ideal of the perfect person, which is the goal of our communist construction.” These words of the outstanding Soviet composer Dmitry Shostakovich can be fully addressed to our children. The sooner a person comes into contact with art, the richer his world of feelings, thoughts, and ideas will be.
Previously means in childhood.
Soviet composers created many musical works for children, including symphonic fairy tales. But the most striking and imaginative remains Sergei Prokofiev’s symphonic fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf,” introducing children to the world of great music.
Outstanding Soviet composer Sergei Sergeevich Prokofiev (1891-1953) - author of the operas “The Love for Three Oranges”, “War and Peace”, “Semyon Kotko”, “The Tale of a Real Man”, ballets “Romeo and Juliet”, “Cinderella”, symphonic, instrumental, piano and many other works - in 1936 he wrote a symphonic fairy tale for children “Peter and the Wolf”. The idea of ​​creating such a work was suggested to him by the chief director of the Central children's theater Natalia Sats, all her creative life dedicated to art for children.
Prokofiev, who is sensitive to the times, quickly responded to the proposal to create a work, the purpose of which is to introduce children to the instruments that make up a symphony orchestra. Together with N.I. Sats, the composer chose the form of such a work: an orchestra and a presenter (reader). The composer assigned different “roles” to this tale to the instruments and their groups: the bird – the flute, the wolf – the horns, Petya – the string quartet.
“The first performance of “Peter and the Wolf” on the stage of the Central Children's Theater took place on May 5, 1936. “At the request of Sergei Sergeevich, I was the performer of a fairy tale. Together we thought about how they would be shown all the instruments one by one, then the children would hear the sound of each one.
...Sergei Sergeevich was present at all rehearsals, ensuring that not only the semantic, but also the rhythm and intonation performance of the text was in an inextricable creative connection with the orchestral sound,” recalls Natalia Ilyinichna Sats in her book “Children Come to the Theater.” On the record, this fairy tale sounds in her performance.
The unusual form of this symphonic work (orchestra and leader) makes it possible to introduce children to serious music joyfully and easily. Prokofiev's music, bright, imaginative, and tinged with humor, is easily perceived by young listeners.
“I really liked the music about Petya, the bird and the wolf. When I listened to her, I recognized everyone. The cat was beautiful, she walked so that no one could hear, she was cunning. The duck was lopsided and stupid. When the wolf ate her, I felt sorry. I was glad when I heard her voice at the end,” said little listener Volodya Dobuzhinsky.
The cheerful bird, the brave Petya, the grumpy but kind grandfather are known and loved in Moscow, London, Paris, Berlin, New York... in all countries of the world.
For more than thirty years now, the fairy tale about Petya and the wolf has been traveling around the planet, radiating ideas of goodness, joy, light, helping children learn to understand and love music.
Let this symphonic fairy tale come to your home today...

Sections: Music

Lesson type: Learning new material.

Lesson objectives:

• Educational: teach to distinguish musical instruments visually and auditorily.
• Developmental: develop students' ear for music and memory.
• Educational: to cultivate musical culture, aesthetic taste, emotional perception of music.

PROGRESS OF THE LESSON

1. Organizational moment

Musical greeting.

2. Updating knowledge

Teacher: Which composer’s music did we get acquainted with in the last lesson?

Children: With the music of the Russian composer S.S. Prokofiev.

On the screen is a portrait of S.S. Prokofiev.

W: What do you know about the composer, what works have you listened to?

D: “Waltz” from the ballet “Cinderella”, song “Chatterbox”. S. Prokofiev began composing music at the age of 5. He wrote his first opera, “The Giant,” at the age of 9.

Checking homework. Drawings for the ballet "Cinderella" (exhibition on the board).

T: Find on the slide the title of S.S. Prokofiev’s new work.

D: "Peter and the Wolf."

Slide 3 (On the screen - the name of the fairy tale)

W: Why do you think the fairy tale is called “symphonic”?

D: Probably a symphony orchestra plays it. Symphonic means from the word symphony. This is a fairy tale, like a symphony.

U: Correct! This is a piece of music for a symphony orchestra. The composer, when creating the fairy tale, wanted to help children understand symphonic music. Even adults find symphonic music complex and incomprehensible. S.S. Prokofiev was the first who decided to introduce children to the instruments of a symphony orchestra in an exciting way, in the form of a fairy tale.

Lesson topic: “Instruments of a symphony orchestra in S.S. Prokofiev’s fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf.”

Each fairy tale hero has his own musical theme and his own instrument with a specific “voice”.

T: During the lesson we will get acquainted with the instruments of a symphony orchestra and the musical themes of fairy tale heroes.

What will we learn in class?

Children, with the help of the teacher, formulate tasks: We will learn to distinguish musical instruments by voice, by appearance, identify the heroes of a fairy tale by the nature of the music, compose your own melodies for some of the characters.

U: Petya - main character fairy tales This is a boy your age. What tune would you compose for it if you were composers? Try performing your melody with your voice.

Polina B.: “I would compose a joyful, cheerful melody” (Performs the melody).

Danil M.: “It seems to me that Petya is a mischievous boy, I want to show Petya like this in my melody:” (Sings the melody).

Nikita B.: “I would compose a serious melody for him” (Performs the melody).

U: Thank you! Let's listen to Petya's theme by S.S. Prokofiev. What kind of character does Petya have? What does the music represent?

Children: Petya is a cheerful, joyful boy. He walks and hums something. The melody is smooth, sometimes “jumping”, as if Petya is jumping, maybe dancing.

U: In what genre was Petit’s theme written: song, dance or march? (Answers).

T: What instruments perform Petit’s theme? Show with your hand movements how they are played. (Children get up and imitate playing the violins to the music).

U: You showed violins, but Petit’s theme is performed by a group of bowed string instruments: violin, viola, cello, double bass.

U: Petya came to rest for the holidays with Grandfather. (On the screen - Grandfather). If you were composers, what type of melody would you compose for Grandfather?

D: Kind, cheerful, angry, gentle. Children perform their melodies.

W: What instrument would you choose for your grandfather if you were a composer? (Children's answers)

T: Listen to the theme of Grandfather by S.S. Prokofiev, determine the character. (Hearing).

Polina B.: “Grandfather is angry and strict. He’s probably angry with Petya.

U: Indeed, Grandfather is dissatisfied with the behavior of his grandson. He is concerned that Petya went behind the gate and did not close it behind him. ": Dangerous places. What if a wolf comes from the forest? What then?"

U: The instrument that performs Grandfather’s theme is the bassoon. Let's determine what kind of “voice” the bassoon has: low or high?

D: Angry, grumpy, short

PHYSICAL MINUTE

On the screen - Cat, Duck, Bird.

W: Who do you think this theme song represents? (Hearing).

D: This is a bird. The melody sounded fast and cheerful. One could imagine her flying, fluttering, flapping her wings.

T: Listen to the Bird's theme again, identify and show her instrument.

Rehearing. (Children imitate playing an instrument to the music).

U: What instrument can represent a bird? (Answers)

U: The instrument that performs the bird’s theme is the flute. How is the flute played?

(Answers)

U: The flute is a woodwind instrument.

T: What is Birdie’s mood?

D: Cheerful, joyful, happy, carefree.

On the screen - Petya, Cat, Grandfather, Wolf.

W: Which of the fairy tale characters does this music belong to? Show with gestures and movements this fairy tale hero. (They portray a cat to the music).

U: Why did you decide it was a cat?

D: The melody sounded cautiously and quietly. The cat's steps could be heard in the music, as if she were sneaking.

U: The Cat’s theme was performed by a clarinet instrument. What is the "voice" of the clarinet?

D: Low, soft, calm.

T: Clarinet is a woodwind instrument. Listen to music and watch how the clarinet is played.

On the screen - Cat, Hunters, Wolf, Duck.

W: Which fairy tale character does this melody represent? (Listening, analysis).

D: Duck! The melody is leisurely and smooth; The duck walks awkwardly, shifts from paw to paw, and quacks.

T: The instrument that plays the Ducky's theme is called the oboe. What kind of “voice” does the oboe have?

D: Calm, quiet, quacking.

U: The oboe belongs to the group of woodwind instruments. Watch and listen to the Duck theme

T: Let's play the game "Learn a musical instrument." On the screen you will see fairy tale characters and musical instruments. You need to name the instrument of the hero depicted on the screen. Children answer questions orally.

5. Consolidation.(Explanation of the practical work procedure ).

All the heroes of the fairy tale appear on the screen.

T: Find the fairy tale characters on the screen whom we will meet in the next lesson.

D: Wolf, Hunters.

The Wolf and the Hunters remain on the screen.

U: In the next lesson we will continue our acquaintance with the instruments of the symphony orchestra, listen to the themes of the Wolf, Hunters, and learn the content of the fairy tale.

T: What new did you learn in class today? What did you learn in the lesson?

7. Homework(Invitations to a fairy tale).

Sign your invitations and complete the task.

Natalia Pozinova
Symphonic tale "Peter and the Wolf"

Symphonic tale« Petya and the wolf» .

Subject: Symphonic tale« Petya and the wolf» .

Target: introduce children to the history of musical instruments, their varieties; to form a concept of the figurativeness of music; give an idea of ​​the development of figurative characteristics fairy tales.

Tasks:

Get to know the tools symphony orchestra(appearance, timbre coloring, with the themes of the characters fairy tales C. S. Prokofiev « Petya and the wolf» .

Develop creative abilities, the ability to analyze musical images of heroes fairy tales.

Foster a culture of listening and a love of classical music.

Planned result:

Teach children to distinguish musical instruments symphony orchestra.

Introduce children to the work of Prokofiev S.S. « Petya and the wolf» .

Equipment: Presentation, images of instruments, audio tale« Petya and the wolf» .

Progress of the lesson:

Slide No. 1

Musical director:

Hello guys! Today we will talk about music again.

People have been listening to music for a long time. It pleases, calms, warms the soul, makes a person kinder and better.

People are drawn to beauty, and music is beautiful. It turns out that even ancient man couldn't live without music. They're talking about it archaeological excavations ancient settlements.

Among the dishes and weapons with which ancient man hunted and obtained food, the first musical instruments were found. These were animal bones with hollowed-out holes, shells, and various pipes.

Slide number 3

People noticed that the seeds in dried fruits made knocking, rustling sounds, and they began to make musical drums themselves. tools: rattles made from dried fruits with seeds or pebbles inside, as well as a variety of beaters, rattles, and later drums.

Slide number 4

While hunting and pulling the bowstring, a man noticed that it made a melodic sound. People began to make musical instruments with strings -

Slide number 5

Lyres, harps, and later – harps, violins, cellos.

With the help of tools, people gave hunting and shepherding signals. Musical instruments accompanied everything important events in life person: successful hunting, holidays, rituals.

Slide number 6

Already in ancient times, the main groups of musical instruments arose - wind, percussion, strings.

Slide number 7

If several instruments are combined into a common sound, a very beautiful combination is obtained. An orchestra can convey gentle or menacing, mysterious or joyful sounds.

Slide number 8

The wonderful Russian composer Sergei Sergeevich Prokofiev composed a musical fairy tale, in which he introduces children to instruments.

Slide number 9

It's called « Petya and the wolf» . Every musical instrument in fairy tale characterizes a certain character.

Slide number 10

A light, whistling flute - a bird; (bird theme sounds)

Slide number 11

Nasal oboe - duck; (duck theme sounds)

Slide number 12

Grumpy bassoon - grandfather; (grandfather's theme sounds)

Slide number 13

The melody of an insidious, cunning cat is played by a clarinet. (cat theme sounds)

Slide number 14

Warm timbre of string instruments – Petya. (Petya's theme sounds)

Why the fairy tale is called symphonic?

She is played by symphony orchestra.

Slide number 15

Now you will hear fairy tale C. Prokofiev « Petya and the wolf» .

Listening Symphonic tale« Petya and the Wolf»

Musical director: Can you name me all the heroes? fairy tales and their musical instrument?

Children:

Petya – string quartet: violin, viola, cello, double bass;

Grandfather - Bassoon;

Birdie - flute;

Cat – Clarinet;

Duck – Oboe;

Wolf – Horns

Hunters – Timpani and Bass Drum

Musical director: This is how musical instruments can characterize each character.

And I thank you for your attention. Goodbye!

Used literature: O. P. Radynova “Musical masterpieces”

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