Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
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Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 is a single-movement, highly virtuosic and harmonically adventurous piano work by Alexander Scriabin that marks his transition into a more mystical and atonal style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Fifth Piano Sonata
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Пятая соната NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Scriabin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| durationApproximate | 11 minutes ⓘ |
| followsWork | Symphony No. 3 “Le Divin Poème” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formCharacteristic |
free sonata form elements
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single continuous movement ⓘ |
| genre | piano sonata ⓘ |
| harmonicLanguage |
extended tonality
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use of complex chords ⓘ use of tritone relationships ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important example of early 20th-century piano repertoire
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key work in Scriabin’s middle period ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Theosophy
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mystical philosophy ⓘ |
| key | F-sharp major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| marksTransitionTo |
Scriabin’s atonal style
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Scriabin’s mystical style ⓘ |
| nationalityOfComposer | Russian ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dense textures
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frequent tempo changes ⓘ rapid figurations ⓘ wide dynamic range ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 1 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 53 ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInOeuvre | first of Scriabin’s single-movement piano sonatas ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| publisher | Russian music publishers of early 20th century ⓘ |
| reception | considered one of Scriabin’s masterpieces for piano ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 30
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Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | solo piano ⓘ |
| style |
late Romantic
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modernist ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
atonal tendencies
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chromatic ⓘ harmonically adventurous ⓘ highly virtuosic ⓘ |
| technicalDifficulty | very high ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext | concert performance ⓘ |
| typicalStructureDescription | continuous, rhapsodic design GENERATED ⓘ |
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