Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70
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Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 is a late, single-movement piano sonata by Alexander Scriabin, noted for its mystical atmosphere, shimmering textures, and highly chromatic, impressionistic harmonic language.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Scriabin Tenth Sonata
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Tenth Sonata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | 1912–1913 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 70 ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Scriabin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Nikolai Zhilyayev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficulty | virtuosic ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 12 minutes ⓘ |
| form |
single continuous movement
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sonata form elements ⓘ |
| genre | piano sonata ⓘ |
| harmonicFeature | use of Scriabin mystic chord–related sonorities ⓘ |
| harmonicLanguage | highly chromatic ⓘ |
| historicalPosition | one of Scriabin’s last completed piano sonatas ⓘ |
| influences |
Symbolism
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mysticism ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| isSingleMovementWork | true ⓘ |
| key | C major ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
continuous, flowing form
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mystical atmosphere ⓘ use of trills and tremolos ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 10 ⓘ |
| opusFollows | Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opusPrecedes | Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, Op. 60 (in composition chronology this is earlier) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scriabin piano sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Russian Music Publishing House (first edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 66
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Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | advanced piano technique ⓘ |
| style |
impressionistic
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late Scriabin ⓘ mystical ⓘ |
| texture | shimmering ⓘ |
| textureFeature |
delicate, luminous sonorities
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extensive use of trills ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | C major with extensive chromaticism ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext | concert repertoire ⓘ |
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