Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...Conservatory, where he later taught (1898 1903). In his piano compositions, including nine sonatas and such pieces as Satanic Poem, he introduced chords built in fourths instead of the conventional major and minor triads, producing an exotic, mystical...