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Scriabin

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Scri·a·bin  (skrbn), Alexander Nikolayevich 1872-1915.
Russian composer of orchestral and piano works who incorporated visual arts into some of his compositions, such as Prometheus (1910), a tonal poem whose performance includes the projection of colored lights.

Scriabin, Skryabin [ˈskrɪəbɪn (Russian) ˈskrjabin]
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(Biographies / Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich (1872-1915) M, Russian, MUSIC: composer) Aleksandr Nikolayevich (alɪkˈsandr nikaˈlajɪvitʃ). 1872-1915, Russian composer, whose works came increasingly to express his theosophic beliefs. He wrote many piano works; his orchestral compositions include Prometheus (1911)
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Noun1.Scriabin - Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915)Scriabin - Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915)


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Scriabin is perhaps best known for his collection of piano concertos - he was himself a pianist and even had a fascination with building the instruments.
He will play works by Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, and Scriabin, ending with the suite from Stravinsky's Petrouchka.
Here, he provides many examples of pieces by composers that Schenker admired, from Bach to Mahler to Scriabin, in Schenkerian voice- leading graphs.
 
 
 
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