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"Peter and the Wolf" is a combination of children's story and musical composition by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. During performances, a narrator tells the story while accompanied by music played by an orchestra. Each character in the story is represented by a [[Leitmotif]] played on a unique instrument. |
"Peter and the Wolf" is a combination of children's story and musical composition by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. During performances, a narrator tells the story while accompanied by music played by an orchestra. Each character in the story is represented by a [[Leitmotif]] played on a unique instrument. |
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The story tells the tale of an encounter of a [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|young boy named Peter with a wolf.]] The other characters are Peter's grandfather, a duck, a bird, a cat and an unspecified number of hunters. |
The story tells the tale of an encounter of a [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|young boy named Peter with a wolf.]] The other characters are Peter's grandfather, a duck, a bird, a cat and an unspecified number of hunters. |
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The work has been recorded numerous times by many different orchestras, and has also been adapted to a variety of other media, including animation, stop-motion animation, theatre and ballet. It has also inspired many variants and parodies, some of which include different characters and instruments. For a partial list, see [[The Other Wiki]] [[wikipedia:Peter and the wolf|article]]. |
The work has been recorded numerous times by many different orchestras, and has also been adapted to a variety of other media, including animation, stop-motion animation, theatre and ballet. It has also inspired many variants and parodies, some of which include different characters and instruments. For a partial list, see [[The Other Wiki]]'s [[wikipedia:Peter and the wolf|article]]. |
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* [[Big Badass Wolf]] - The wolf is certainly Bad, though it is arguable how [[Badass]] he is considering {{spoiler|how easily Peter catches him. Then again, maybe that just goes to show how much of [[Badass]] Peter is}}. |
* [[Big Badass Wolf]] - The wolf is certainly Bad, though it is arguable how [[Badass]] he is considering {{spoiler|how easily Peter catches him. Then again, maybe that just goes to show how much of [[Badass]] Peter is}}. |
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: The duck |
* [[Butt Monkey]]: The duck |