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Classical roots

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Prokofiev: 15 facts about the great composer

Sergei Prokofiev

5. Classical roots

In the summer of 1917, Prokofiev composed his first symphony, the Classical, which was written, he said, in the style that Haydn would have used if he had been alive.

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