What is the name of the bird in Peter and the wolf?
Peter and the Wolf is a composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. This is a story for the children spoken by a narrator and followed by the orchestra.
Each character in this story has particular instrument and a musical theme. Peter: string instruments, wolf: French horns, cat: clarinet, duck: oboe, bird: flute.
There is an animated version of this composition produced by Walt Disney in 1946. The voice of the narrator provided Sterling Holloway.
This version has several changes; the pets are given the names. The name of the bird in Peter and the Wolf is Sasha, while the duck is named Sonia and the cat is named Ivan. Also the other characters got their names.
There are other changes such as that Peter already knows that there is a wolf approaching and he is prepared to catch him. At the end, duck is not eaten by the wolf, in that way the story turns out much child- friendly.
The animated version of this Russian composition offers a very positive view of Russians, and beside that it is very interesting story for the children.



