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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano sonata
solo piano composition
associatedConcept ecstatic states
synesthesia
transcendence
catalogNumber Op. 64
character ecstatic
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
theosophy
instrumentation solo piano
key F-sharp major
languageOfTitle Russian
nickname White Mass NERFINISHED
nicknameOrigin given by Scriabin
notableFeature dense, complex textures
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
one of Scriabin’s late sonatas
precedes Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 66
premiereDate 1912
relatedWorkByComposer Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62 NERFINISHED
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
early modern
late Romantic
tempoMarking Allegro
workNumberInScriabinSonatas 7

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Alexander Scriabin notableWork Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass"