"THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE" (1917 YEAR IN THE LIFE AND WORKS OF SERGEI PROKOFIEV)
The author considers the atmosphere of 1917 in Russia, changing from month to month under the influence of revolutionary events. The amplitude was stretched from the euphoric expectations at the beginning of the year to the sense of imminent disaster in the autumn and winter. This process was manifested in the journalism of M. Gorky, poetry and paintings related to 1917. Composer S. Prokofiev also reflected his initial reaction to the events in his diary and works of 1917. Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 1 and the First Symphony demonstrate the desire to turn away from the cataclysms of modernity and protect the autonomy of a harmoniously organized musical space. The cantata “Seven of them”, on the contrary, became the first artistic embodiment of the revolution in Russian music.