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Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 19: Full Orchestra, Solo Strings with Ensemble Conductor Score

By Sergei Prokofiev

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Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) began his Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19, as a concertino in 1915 but soon abandoned it to work on his opera, The Gambler. He returned to the concerto in the summer of 1917. It premiered on October 18, 1923 at the Paris Opera with Marcel Darrieux playing the violin part and the Paris Opera Orchestra conducted by Serge Koussevitzky. Igor Stravinsky made his debut as conductor at the same concert, conducting the first performance of his own Octet for Wind Instruments. Despite the events leading to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and eventually the October Revolution, 1917 became Prokofiev's most productive year compositionally. Along with this concerto he completed the "Classical" Symphony, the Third and Fourth Piano Sonatas, and the Visions Fugitives for piano. He also began the cantata Seven, They Are Seven, based on Chaldean texts, and worked on the Third Piano Concerto. Nevertheless, Prokofiev continued his habit of incorporating previously composed sections in the violin concerto (something he would also do in the Third Piano Concerto). He composed the concerto's opening melody in 1915, during his love affair with Nina Mescherskaya. The remaining movements were partly inspired by a 1916 Saint Petersburg performance of Karol Szymanowski's Myths by Polish violinist Paul Kochanski. Movements: 1. Andantino, 2. Scherzo: Vivacissimo, 3. Moderato - Allegro moderato. Detailed instrumentation: Violin Solo: 2(2dPicc).2.2.2: 4.2.0.1. Timp.Perc(2).Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).

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Series: Kalmus Orchestra Library
Publisher: Keiser Productions, Inc.
ISBN10: 1-63-887496-4
ISBN13: 978-1-63-887496-6
UPC: 735816225124
SKU: 36-A929901
Instrumentation: Full Orchestra, Solo Strings with Ensemble

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About the Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev emerged as one of the twentieth century's most inventive composers, combining classical forms with audacious harmonic language and rhythmic vitality. His 1917 works, composed during the Russian Revolution and his subsequent exile, showcase a composer working at peak creative power, synthesizing his earlier modernist experiments with structures rooted in tradition.

As a violinist himself and a frequent collaborator with string soloists, Prokofiev understood the instrument's expressive range intimately. His concertos demand both technical brilliance and musical maturity from soloists, rewarding them with some of the most distinctive and rewarding writing in the twentieth-century repertoire.

Why we love this

This concerto balances intellectual rigor with genuine lyricism in ways that keep orchestras engaged across all sections. The opening melody, born from Prokofiev's personal life, carries emotional weight without sentiment, while the scherzo movement provides the kind of rhythmic complexity and character that builds ensemble precision and musicianship.

What to expect

Lyrical yet angular, with an opening theme of surprising tenderness that dissolves into modernist wit and kinetic energy. The concerto moves between intimate introspection and exuberant propulsion, creating a work that feels both of its revolutionary moment and timeless in its formal elegance.

Who it's for

Orchestras seeking a major twentieth-century concerto work that allows the ensemble to shine alongside the soloist. This score serves advanced high school orchestras and college ensembles ready to tackle Prokofiev's sophisticated orchestration and harmonic language.

How to get the most out of it

  • Balance the violin line against the orchestra's considerable sonority. The solo part sits exposed in the lyrical opening, requiring the soloist to project tone rather than volume while the ensemble maintains restraint.
  • Establish the scherzo's fleet character early in rehearsals. The vivacissimo tempo demands clarity in the string sections; mark entrances carefully to preserve the movement's lightness and wit.
  • Coordinate the return from Moderato to Allegro moderato in the finale as a unified harmonic shift rather than a tempo change. This transition defines the movement's architecture and requires conductor and soloist working in precise agreement.

How to use it

Pair this with other Prokofiev orchestral works to construct a concert around his formal innovations, or program it in a survey of twentieth-century concerto repertoire alongside works like Berg's Violin Concerto or Shostakovich's concertos. The three-movement structure works well as a substantial solo feature without requiring an entire concert devoted to a single composer.

Skills your students will build

  • Reading advanced twentieth-century harmonic language and chromaticism
  • Balancing diatomic melody lines against complex orchestral textures
  • Executing rapid rhythmic figures with precision in the scherzo movement
  • Coordinating ensemble sound across multiple time signatures and key areas
  • Supporting a featured soloist while maintaining independent musical integrity as an orchestral section

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