Prométhée: Le Poème du feu, Op. 60
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Prométhée: Le Poème du feu, Op. 60 is an innovative orchestral work by Alexander Scriabin that combines symphonic music with piano, choir, and a part for color organ to evoke a mystical, synesthetic experience.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphonic poem ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Prometheus: The Poem of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Theosophy
NERFINISHED
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mysticism ⓘ synesthesia ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Prometheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Opus 60 ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Scriabin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Serge Koussevitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
late Romantic music
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symbolist music ⓘ |
| hasColorOrganPart | yes GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
choir
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color organ ⓘ orchestra ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Scriabin’s personal mystic philosophy
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symbolist aesthetics ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
mystical experience
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synesthetic experience ⓘ |
| key | C major (highly chromatic) ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combination of symphonic music with piano and choir
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integration of color organ with orchestra ⓘ |
| notableFor | early use of light as a compositional parameter ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 60 ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century music ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresChoirText | wordless choir ⓘ |
| scoring | orchestra, piano, choir, and color organ ⓘ |
| style |
harmonically advanced
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orchestral colorism ⓘ |
| subject | Prometheus as bringer of fire and enlightenment ⓘ |
| title | Prométhée: Le Poème du feu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
Scriabin’s mystic chord
NERFINISHED
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extended tonality ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | one of Scriabin’s last orchestral works ⓘ |
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