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Scriabin, Alexander : Deux poemes Op.71

Work Overview

Music ID : 2603
Composition Year:1914 
Publication Year:1914
First Publisher:Jurgenson
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:character pieces
Total Playing Time:4 min 00 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

Commentary (1)

Author : Saitoh, Noriko

Last Updated: May 1, 2008
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

Composed in 1913, like the Two Poèmes, Op. 69. It consists of two small-scale poèmes, each around 50 measures long.

The first piece, marked "Fantastique" at the beginning, is in 6/8 time. It has a two-part "AA'" structure with a small coda. The first third or so features harmonies where semitones clash intensely. This can be seen as a prelude to the more complex chords he would begin to use in subsequent works, starting with Vers la Flamme – Poème, Op. 72.

The second piece features a delicate marking in French at the very beginning, meaning "In a dream, with deep tranquility." It is written in 3/4 time and has a two-part "ABA’B’" structure with a small coda. Compared to the first piece, it clearly emphasizes the sound of dominant ninth chords. The trills frequently used in this piece are said to have been favored by Scriabin as "vibrations of the atmosphere" from which "light emanates." At measure 12, there is a French indication meaning "with ecstasy."

Writer: Saitoh, Noriko

Movements (2)

"Fantasque" Op.71-1

Total Performance Time: 2 min 00 sec 

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"En revant" Op.71-2

Total Performance Time: 2 min 00 sec 

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