1. Kije’s Wedding from Lt. Kije’s Suite
Lieutenant Kizhe / Lieutenant Kije / Поручик Киже
Kije’s Wedding from Lt. Kije’s Suite
Sergei Prokoviev

2. Composed music to the film Lieutenant Kijé in 1933
Troika – a three-horse sleigh

3. The suite – Five movements
1. Kijé's Birth: A soldier, while writing out the morning orders for the Imperial majesty Tsar Paul, miscopies two words, creating a Lieutenant "Kijé". The Tsar learns of his "existence", and issues numerous orders concerning him. The palace administrators have no choice but to carry them out.

4. 2. Romance. The fictional lieutenant falls in love.
3. Kijé's Wedding. Since the Tsar prefers his heroic soldiers to be married, the administrators concoct a fake wedding.
4. Troika

5. 5. Kijé's Burial. The administrators finally rid themselves of the non-existent lieutenant by saying he has died.
The movie premiere was in Paris in 1933.
Prokofiev put the movie music into a suite.
One version features a baritone (singer) and one version features the tenor saxophone.

6. Kije’s Wedding Fanfare – brass and percussion
Oompah – with Trumpet solo & crazy bass drum
Minor – with sax solo
Ascending line
Trumpet solo – playful
Fanfare
Oompah – Trumpet & woodwinds

7. Kije’s Wedding Trumpet Fanfare Oompah Saxophone Fanfare Trumpet
Crazy upper
woodwinds
Trumpet
Fanfare
Oompah
Minor
Saxophone
Fanfare
Trumpet
Trumpet
Fanfare
Oompah

8. The original film is on Google Video: