... a chords formed by 9 out of 12 of the degree's of the scale. Not only that, but this chord is, at the same time, a bi-chord as it is being played over a B minor chord in the lower third of the orchestra. Therefore, in bar 4, not only is Prokofiev using a large majority of the instruments in the orchestra, but he is having them split into two section playing two different chords and he still manages to make it sound magnificent, even though it should, in theory, sound awful! Between bars 4-8 Prokofiev then has a very melodic and lyrical progression of straight chords, completely contradicting what has just been played, again adding to the passages overall beauty. In bar 9, Prokofiev then begins the cycle again, and has another progression of cluster chords, building up to another great chord created this time out of 11 out ...

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