Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30
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Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30 is a short, two-movement piano sonata by Alexander Scriabin that marks his transition from late-Romantic lyricism toward his more harmonically adventurous, mystical style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| anticipates | Scriabin's later atonal tendencies ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| associatedComposerStylePeriod | Scriabin middle period ⓘ |
| belongsToRepertoire |
Romantic piano repertoire
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Scriabin piano sonatas ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 30 ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Scriabin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Natalya Sekerina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | short ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempoMarking | Andante ⓘ |
| form | two-movement sonata ⓘ |
| genre | piano sonata ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueGrouping | Scriabin piano sonatas Nos. 1–10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | six sharps ⓘ |
| influencedBy | late-Romantic harmony ⓘ |
| instrumentation | piano ⓘ |
| key | F-sharp major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| marksTransitionFrom | late-Romantic lyricism ⓘ |
| marksTransitionTo | Scriabin's later mystical style ⓘ |
| movement |
Andante
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Prestissimo volando ⓘ |
| movements | 2 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous performance of two movements without long break
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expressive melodic lines ⓘ use of chromatic harmony ⓘ virtuosic piano writing ⓘ |
| notableInterpretiveAspect |
requires advanced technical skill
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requires delicate tone color control ⓘ |
| numberInSet | 4 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 30 ⓘ |
| period | late Romantic ⓘ |
| placeInComposerDevelopment | transitional work toward mystical style ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| scoredFor | solo piano ⓘ |
| secondMovementTempoMarking | Prestissimo volando ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
harmonically adventurous
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lyrical ⓘ mystical ⓘ |
| tonality | F-sharp major ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceLength | approximately 8 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalStructure | slow introduction followed by fast movement ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | fourth piano sonata by Scriabin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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