39 is a piece of chamber music for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass, written in 1924.
The quintet, closely related to Prokofiev's ballet, Trapèze, contains six movements and lasts 20–25 minutes.
[1] In 1924, when Prokofiev was staying in Paris, a travelling troupe commissioned a chamber ballet from him.
However, the ensemble that provided music accompaniment to the troupe only contained five members.
Later, Prokofiev incorporated the ballet music into two pieces: Quintet, Op.