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Scriabin, Alexander
Alexander Scriabin (Skryabin) was a Russian composer and pianist, born on January 6, 1872, in Moscow. He is known for his innovative and influential contributions to music, particularly in the late Romantic period. Scriabin’s early works were influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin and composed in a relatively tonal, late-Romantic idiom.
However, Scriabin later developed a much more dissonant musical language that transcended usual tonality but was not atonal. This new style was deeply connected to his personal brand of metaphysics and his interest in synesthesia, where he associated colors with the various harmonic tones of his scale. He also created a color-coded circle of fifths inspired by theosophy.
Scriabin’s music often included elements of mysticism and Russian Cosmism, and he sought to create a Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art, that would combine music with other art forms. His most famous work is “Prometheus: The Poem of Fire,” which was the first composition in history to include notation for lights and colors based on his scale of synesthetic colours.
Despite his fame during his lifetime, Scriabin’s importance in the Russian (subsequently Soviet) musical scene and internationally declined after his death. However, his musical aesthetics have been re-evaluated since the 1970’s, and his works have garnered significant acclaim in recent years. He passed away on April 27, 1915, in Moscow.
However, Scriabin later developed a much more dissonant musical language that transcended usual tonality but was not atonal. This new style was deeply connected to his personal brand of metaphysics and his interest in synesthesia, where he associated colors with the various harmonic tones of his scale. He also created a color-coded circle of fifths inspired by theosophy.
Scriabin’s music often included elements of mysticism and Russian Cosmism, and he sought to create a Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art, that would combine music with other art forms. His most famous work is “Prometheus: The Poem of Fire,” which was the first composition in history to include notation for lights and colors based on his scale of synesthetic colours.
Despite his fame during his lifetime, Scriabin’s importance in the Russian (subsequently Soviet) musical scene and internationally declined after his death. However, his musical aesthetics have been re-evaluated since the 1970’s, and his works have garnered significant acclaim in recent years. He passed away on April 27, 1915, in Moscow.