A Great Russian Tone-Poet, Scriabin

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Foreword vi
• I Introduction 1
• II The Musical Awakening in Russia 5
• III The Exposition: Scriabin's Parentage and Childhood 15
• IV First Subject: Scriabin's Studentship 28
• V Development: A Man with an Idea 38
• VI Coda: the Last Years 59
• VII The Early Works 82
• VIII The Works of the Transition Period 97
• IX The "Mystic Chord" 101
• X the Ten Sonatas 116
• XI The Five Symphonies 164
• XII the Later Piano Pieces (opp. 52 to 74) 206
• XIII Music and Colour 216

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Foreword vi
• I Introduction 1
• II The Musical Awakening in Russia 5
• III The Exposition: Scriabin's Parentage and Childhood 15
• IV First Subject: Scriabin's Studentship 28
• V Development: A Man with an Idea 38
• VI Coda: the Last Years 59
• VII The Early Works 82
• VIII The Works of the Transition Period 97
• IX The "Mystic Chord" 101
• X the Ten Sonatas 116
• XI The Five Symphonies 164
• XII the Later Piano Pieces (opp. 52 to 74) 206
• XIII Music and Colour 216
• XIV Form and Style 231
• XV His Orchestration and Vocal Writing 239
• XVI The Sources of His Inspiration 249
• XVII Scriabin's Position in Music 262
• XVIII Future Possibilities 270
• Appendix I Symphonies and Sonatas 275
• Appendix II The Complete Works 278
• Appendix III Notes on the Complete Pianoforte Works 282
• Appendix IV 294
• Index 297