Chout

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Chout (Fr. spelling of Russ. Shut, buffoon). Ballet by Prokofiev (The Buffoon who out-buffooned seven buffoons), his Op.21. First version 1915, rev. 1920. Prod. Diaghilev, Paris 1921. Based on A. Afanasyev's Russ. tales. Symphonic suite 1922.