MARCH from "THE LOVE OF THREE ORANGES" Sergei Prokofieff / Arr. William Schmidt

S, A, A, T, B Sx

The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33 is a satirical opera by Sergei Prokofiev. The opera was the result of a commission during Prokofiev's successful first visit to the United States in 1918. After successful concerts in Chicago, he was approached by the director of the Chicago Opera Association, Cleofonte Campanini, to write an opera. The opera was given its premiere performance on December 30, 1921, at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, with the composer himself conducting.

Probably the best-known piece in the opera is this March, arranged here for saxophone quintet by William Schmidt.