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	Lieutenant Kije - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lieutenant Kije (Подпоручик Киже) is a short story by the Soviet author Yuri Nikolaevich Tynyanov (1894-1943) published in 1927.
		The plot is a satire on the bureaucracy of tzar Paul I of Russia.
		Kije's Birth: The Tzar, listening to a report, mishears a phrase and concludes that a lieutenant exists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lieutenant_Kije (394 words)

	April 7, 9 & 10
		He issued a new command: "Second lieutenant Kizhe to be promoted to first lieutenant." The next day he promoted Kizhe to second captain, the day after to captain.
		Nestyev calls this tune Lieutenant Kijé's leitmotif; in fact, both the tune and the tenor sax will be associated with the hero throughout the piece.
		Lieutenant Kijé started what proved to be a brilliant cinematographic career for Prokofiev who, after his return to the Soviet Union, met the great director Sergei Eisenstein.
	www.clevelandorch.com /images/FTPImages/performance/program_notes/040705.html (2525 words)

	Sergei's Trumpet :: Sergei Nakariakov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Principal trumpeter Philip Collins' offstage fanfare announcing Kije's birth was answered by bumptious thumps on the bass drum and Joan Voorhees' perky piccolo.
		Kije's "Romance" conjured dreamy images in principal bassist Owen Lee's tender solo and James Bunte's sugar-lipped sax.
		Brasses had a tipsy edge in "Kije's Wedding" and "Troika," and "Kije's Burial" ended in a twitter of flutes and Collins' fanfare against a buzz of snare drum and string tremolo.
	www.sergeistrumpet.com /articles/04-01-12.htm (433 words)

	the Mercuriosity Shop: Lieutenant Kije
		Lieutenant Kije was to be a film set in the court of Czar Paul I, son of Catherine the Great.
		Additionally, the longer such "Potemkin villages" exist, the greater the degree of embellishment that is called for, lest the paper fabric stretch too thin or an unanticipated angle expose the whole sham in its nakedness.
		All of which gives room for the occasional touch of whimsy, such as in the "Wedding of Kije" where the band that is hired for the event turns out to know only one song, which it then plays with great gusto at every conceivable awkward moment.
	www.mintchaos.com /mercuriosity/archives/002505.shtml (508 words)

	Results for Kije (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lieutenant Kije is a film which is now remembered only for its music, which was the first...
		His Chicago recording of the Lieutenant Kijé is wonderfully characterful and splendidly...
		Prokofiev: 7 Symphonies; Lieutenant Kijé, Andreas Schmidt, Sergey Prokofiev, Seiji Ozawa, Berliner Philharmoniker.
	www.casimiro.com /buscar/search/Kije (206 words)

	Los Angeles Philharmonic Association - Piece Detail
		The score he wrote for the film Lieutenant Kijé was a particularly important one for Prokofiev.
		It was the first music he composed upon returning to his Russian homeland in 1933 after a ten-year residency in Paris which had made him, in his own words, "restive, and afraid of falling into academism"; and it was his first effort in the film medium.
		Prokofiev's biting humor and penchant for the grotesque were tailor-made for the satiric story of Kijé, which evolves from an incident of Hollywood-type madness: Through a wildly unlikely mistake, the non-existent name Lieutenant Kijé has been entered into the rolls of a military company, and in order to prevent official embarrassment, a Kijé is invented.
	www.laphil.org /resources/piece_detail.cfm?id=320 (276 words)

	simian studies » Lieutenant Kije (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Quite a story evolves for the fictional lieutenant as the Tsar asks after him: he has numerous adventures, recieves medals, falls in love and is even married as the court become more and more inventive with the fictitious lieutenant.
		The now terrified underlings produce a report of Kije’s heroic death in battle: he is given a great military funeral at the personal request of the Tsar and is buried in an empty coffin (much to the relief of the courtiers).
		Sergey Prokofiev arranged what became the Lieutenant Kije Suite in 1934 after it became clear that the film wasn’t going to materialise: the music was rewritten so it wasn’t so tied to the nonexistent film and it stands on its own very well indeed.
	www.monkey830.co.uk /blog/2004/04/23/lieutenant-kije (813 words)

	Brevard Music Center Archive
		Lieutenant Kije is an invention, a figment created by the terrified courtiers of a despotic eighteenth-century Czar.
		Caught in an act that displeases the Czar, the courtiers blame it all on the fictitious Kije, who, they say, is "out of town." The movie tells the story of how this "Lieutenant" then takes on a life, and death, of his own.
		It concerns an event in Prokofiev's life that cannot be separated simply from the story of Lieutenant Kije.
	www.ibiblio.org /brevardm/2004/programnotes.php?noteid=22 (375 words)

	PROGRAM NOTES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Because of Kije’s unusual name, the Tsar commands that the fictitious officer is to receive special treatment.
		Kije’s funeral proceeds with a mournful tone, but a second melody rises quietly, repeating the playful trumpet theme from "The Wedding." The two completely conflicting melodies serve as a sly reminder that the proceeding casket is completely empty.
		Lieutenant Kije is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, tenor saxophone, two bassoons, cornet, two trumpets, four horns, two tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba, bass drum, triangle, snare drum, tambourine, cymbals, sleigh bells, harp, piano, celeste, and strings.
	www.gdyo.org /notes1215.htm (1839 words)

	Amazon.com: Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5: Lieutenant Kijé: Music: Sergey Prokofiev,Andrew Mogrelia,Stephen ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The last fifteen minutes of the disc are just icing on the cake: the composer arranged suite from his film score for "Lietenant Kije" (the "Troika" with it's sleigh bells should be immediately familiar) and the famous "March" from his opera The Love for Three Oranges".
		Prokofiev's unique musical language is present throughout this disc and the performances, by the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gunzenhauser (the symphonies) and the Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mogrelia, are beautifully executed and recorded.
		Prokofiev: 7 Symphonies; Lieutenant Kijé ~ Andreas Schmidt
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000146F?v=glance (1139 words)

	[Prokofiev - Suite: “Lieutenant Kijé”] notes by Paul Serotsky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kije's Birth: Reading a report, the Czar mistakes “parootchiki je” (“the lieutenants, however”) for “Parootchik Kijé”.
		Kije's Wedding: The Czar likes his heroic lieutenants to be wholesome family men, so a “wedding” must be arranged.
		Kije's Burial: The aides, rapidly running out of steam, brilliantly resolve their problem: the Czar is naturally saddened to learn of Kije's untimely death.
	www.musicweb-international.com /Programme_Notes/prok_kije.htm (489 words)

	Prokofiev notes
		His interest in satire was strong throughout his career, but the warmth associated with later examples of this trend (such as Peter and the Wolf or the music for Lieutenant Kije) was generally lacking in his earlier compositional voice.
		Until permanently leaving France, he was receiving commissions from both French and Soviet sources, and he had settled into a style that struck an appealing compromise between brashness and conservatism.
		The French violinist Robert Soetans commissioned the Violin Concerto #2 from Prokofiev, and the premiere was given in Madrid in December 1935.
	www.music.pomona.edu /orchestra/pro_vc2b.htm (471 words)

	INKPOT#100 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: PROKOFIEV Piano Works Vol.IV - Transcriptions. Chiu (Harmonia Mundi)
		When Kije's theme appears at 1:25 of the marriage tableau, we are taken for a rip-roaring time down the aisle.
		The troika ride that follows is a thoroughly madcap dash worthy of the Keystone Kops, and the march in "L'enterrement" is played with such utter seriousness that it becomes a devastating parody, as well it should be.
		Jonathan Yungkans beat a 95-degree heat wave by tuning in to the wintriness of Lieutenant Kije on this recording.
	inkpot.com /classical/prokotranschiu.html (1161 words)

	Polk Imperial Symphony Orchestra
		Lieutenant Kijé is the story of a clerical mistake that has created a non-existent hero-soldier.
		But the nostalgia for his native land drew him back, and by the early 1930s he returned to his homeland.
		One of the first commissions he received on his return in 1933 was for music for the film Lieutenant Kijé, which never materialized.
	www.imperialsymphony.org /content/interior.asp?section=programnotes&body=masterworks2/webnotes2.htm (1553 words)

	Alexander Nevsky - Sergei Prokofiev (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lieutentant Kije is perhaps more familiar, but probably as a result of the endless playing of the Troika around Christmas.
		It does admittedly capture the spirit of a snowy jaunt in a horse drawn sled, but overuse of classical pieces like this does make them stick out as "that the bit you recognise," especially when the famous section is perhaps one of the more frivolous moments of the suite.
		The theme that defines the Troika is Kije's theme and so crops up quite often in the course of the suite, but is used quite sparingly and with all manner of orchestration and mood.
	www.soundtrack-express.com /osts/alexandernevsky.htm (683 words)

	The Simultaneous Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The project first uses ultrasound to destroy his access to his old memories, and then, having washed the slate clean, exposes him to immersive movie reenactments of Horne's childhood, college days, war service, and entry into the Project.
		(As this is performed, the reader discovers that Horne himself was on the receiving end of torture and brainwashing in the Korean War, which he fought against by creating a "false self" which he betrays to the enemy - the "Lieutenant Kije defense").
		At the end of this process, 233/234, now known as "Black Bear", is, for all intents and purposes, Andrew Horne in a new body.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Simultaneous_Man (336 words)

	"Lieutenant Kije" Information
		"Lieutenant Kije Suite" was actually composed by Prokofiev for the film "Lieutenant Kije"(1933).
		The film tells the life story of a Russian soldier named Kije from his birth to his triumphs to his death.
		The music is obviously programmatic, which means that it was written for a specific reason.
	www.fortunecity.com /lavender/candyman/915/kije.html (90 words)

	Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia - Reviews
		Underneath all the rhythmic fizz and faux-military fanfares of Lieutenant Kije, one also heard lower layers of the orchestration moving into murkier, opposing tonal centers that reminded the listener that not all is comedy in this music.
		Such qualities are everywhere in the Nevsky music, along with occasional decorative moments reminding you that it came from the same mind as Kije.
		Despite the obvious acoustical compromises that come with amplified, indoor/outdoor venues such as this, the sheer power of the sound left its mark again and again, particularly in the excellent Nevsky performance.
	www.mcchorus.org /russrevu.htm (387 words)

	classical music - andante - lang lang conquers carnegie hall
		It's equally praiseworthy that the orchestra gave a thoroughly enjoyable performance even without the charismatic young pianist on the stage.
		Temirkanov and his musicians played the suite Prokofiev made from his score for the satirical Soviet film Lieutenant Kijé with energy and panache, if without all the comic bite one might want.
		Similarly, in the Baltimoreans' hands, all the clichés about Dvorák's Eighth Symphony being redolent of the Czech countryside's hills and meadows seemed not so farfetched - the work didn't come across as the composer's masterpiece, perhaps, but it was a very enjoyable experience.
	www.andante.com /article/article.cfm?id=10457&highlight=1&highlightterms=&lstKeywords= (484 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Sergei Prokofiev
		Examples of his lyrical line are the 'Romance' movement from 'Lieutenant Kijé', Op 60, and the ballet 'Romeo and Juliet', Op 64.
		The 'Grotesque' features a lot of the way through 'Lieutenant Kijé', a suite taken from music written for a film.
		The film Lieutenant kijé was set in Tsarist Russia and poked fun at the establishment of the time.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A354593 (752 words)

	Legends and Heroes- Lieutenant Kijé
		Many heroic adventures were invented as well and attributed to Lieutenant Kijé.
		When the Czar says he wished to meet this Lieutenant Kijé, it became necessary for the courtiers to invent ways to keep the Czar from finding out that Lieutenant Kijé was fictional.
		In 1933 this story was made into a Russian movie called "The Czar Sleeps" which poked fun at the Russian rulers of the 1800s.
	www.dsokids.com /2001/dso.asp?PageID=601 (566 words)

	The Time-Waster's Guide Forums - Hey Kije and Jeffe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The main one we need JEffe for is the "Travel in Azmoth" thread, since he's our local maritime expert.
		Kije, we just want your opinion on everything, since you're so involved.
		The Fantastic Plastic Men: Okay, maybe I can't be a woman until I have bumps
	www.timewastersguide.com /boards/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=twig;action=display;num=1085581889 (116 words)

	Prokofiev.org - Lieutenant Kijé - Symphonic Suite Op.60 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		His Chicago recording of the Lieutenant Kijé is wonderfully characterful and splendidly played.
		There is a good sense of fun and the Chicago Symphony plays with a delicious lightness and delicacy.
		Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, Alexander Nevsky, Lieutenant Kizheh / Slatkin
	www.prokofiev.org /catalog/work.cfm?WorkID=59 (883 words)

	ArkivMusic \| Classic Library - Prokofiev: Symphonies No 1 & 5, Lieutenant Kijé Suite
		The outer movements proceed with a breezy playfulness, while the larghetto and gavotte exude 18th-century elegance.
		The Lieutenant Kijé Suite is similarly accomplished as Temirkanov evokes the work's contrasting moods while nicely capturing its folk atmosphere, especially in the Troika.
		Temirkanov doesn't really break any new ground in the Fifth Symphony, but his rendition nonetheless is impressive for its flowing tempos and sense of drama, especially at the close of the first movement with its phalanx of brass and percussion.
	www.arkivmusic.com /classical/album.jsp?site_id=CTRV&album_id=91560 (248 words)

	Sergei Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije Suite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		With a little connivance from the courtiers, Kije assumed a paper existence which kept everyone hopping to prevent the czar from learning the truth.
		After completing the music for the film, Prokofiev arranged the popular suite in 1934.
		This is in no way mournful; on the contrary, once Kije "dies", all those involved in maintaining the deception can at last breathe a sigh of relief.
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/1891/op60.html (195 words)

	Classical Net Review - Prokofieff - Alexander Nevsky & Lt. Kije
		Schippers gave us the most thrilling Nevsky on records, but it's now tragically out of print, as are the dynamic versions of Rostropovich and Chailly.
		The chorus is often swamped by the orchestra in Nevsky, while several instruments are badly off-mike in Kije.
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	www.classical.net /~music/recs/reviews/h/hmu01523a.html (232 words)

	Decca Music Group - New Release
		One of Prokofiev's early piano works, Visions fugitives, is also included here but in the version for string orchestra by Rudolf Barshai.
		To complement these rare pieces some of the composer’s most popular works are included and these include the suites from Lieutenant Kijé and Love for Three Oranges.
		Both these and the cantata originally written as film music for Eisenstein's film Alexander Nevsky are performed by Charles Dutoit and the Orchestra symphonique de Montréal in magnificent digital recordings made in the early 1990s.
	www.deccaclassics.com /newsandnewreleases/january2003/473277.html (151 words)

	Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide to Classical Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Aside from the significantly improved sound (no pops and clicks here!), Horenstein leads an engaging performance of the Chout ballet suite, presenting a vivid dramaturgy through the finely characterized playing of the Paris Philharmonia Orchestra.
		(However, you'll still need Järvi's powerful Chandos recording to hear the full sonic splendor of this music.) Lieutenant Kijé is finer still under Horenstein's brisk and energetic direction (particularly The Birth of Kijé, and Kijé's Wedding).
		No, it doesn't beat George Szell's classic recording with the Cleveland Orchestra, but it lends credence to Horenstein's storied reputation.
	www.classicstoday.com /review.asp?ReviewNum=4187 (281 words)

	Amazon.ca: Lieutenant: Search Results All Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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