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Concert Band (Piccolo Flute Oboe B-flat Clarinet 1 B-flat Clarinet 2 B-flat Clarinet 3 Bass Clarinet Bassoon Alto Saxophone 1 Alto Saxophone 2 Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone B-flat Trumpet 1 B-flat Trumpet 2 B-flat Trumpet 3 Horn 1 Horn 2 Horn 3 Horn 4 Trombone 1 ) SKU: CN.TW00071 Composed by Ray Farr. Score and Parts. Duration 3:00. Published by C. Alan Publications (CN.TW00071). The music from 'Lieutenant Kije' was Prokofiev's first attempt at composing film music. In 1933 he was commissioned by the Soviet Union to compose music for a film of the same name and he later adapted this music into an orchestral suite that has since become highly popular. 'Troika', which forms the 4th movement of this 5 movement suite, was composed to give the impression of a fast winter's journey on a troika which is a traditional sleigh pulled by three horses. With the inclusion of sleigh-bells in the orchestration it has been often associated with the Christmas period and still is to this day.