Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass"
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Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass" is a highly mystical and harmonically adventurous piano sonata by Alexander Scriabin, reflecting his theosophical and synesthetic ideas.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano sonata
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solo piano composition ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
ecstatic states
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synesthesia ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 64 ⓘ |
| character |
ecstatic
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mystical ⓘ visionary ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Scriabin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Sergei Koussevitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 12 minutes ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
late Romantic piano music
ⓘ
symbolist music ⓘ |
| hasTonalityAmbiguity | true ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
mysticism
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theosophy ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | F-sharp major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| nickname | White Mass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | given by Scriabin ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dense, complex textures
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extreme dynamic contrasts ⓘ high technical difficulty ⓘ highly chromatic harmony ⓘ use of Scriabin mystic chord ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 1 ⓘ |
| opusGroup | Scriabin Opus 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| performancePractice | favored by virtuoso pianists ⓘ |
| positionInOeuvre |
follows Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62
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one of Scriabin’s late sonatas ⓘ precedes Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 66 ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62
NERFINISHED
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Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| stylePeriod |
20th-century classical music
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early modern ⓘ late Romantic ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Allegro ⓘ |
| workNumberInScriabinSonatas | 7 ⓘ |
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