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'''Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin''' was a Russian pianist and composer who was much influenced by [[Theosophy]]. | |||
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== Theosophical Society connections == | |||
[[File:Prometheus Symphony art.jpg|right|190px|right|Cover by [[Jean Delville]] for ''Prometheus'' symphony]] | |||
Belgian artist [[Jean Delville]] became his friend. Delville was a dedicated Theosophist and introduced him to new concepts. Delville designed the cover for the score to the ''Prometheus'' symphony. | |||
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He adored the cover design of his ''Promotheus'' symphony. It showed a sexless face surrounded by cosmic symbols, nebulae of clouds, spiraling comets, and was drawn by his Belgian friend, [[Jean Delville ]](b. 1867), a bachelor, professor of Fine Arts at the Royal Academy, and President of the national Federation of Artists and Sculptors. Looking at that cover of the androgyne or hermaphrodite, Scriabin said, "In those ancient races, male and female were one… the separation into poles hadn't yet taken place..<ref>Faubion Bowers, ''Scriabin: A Biography of the Russian Composer 1871-1915, Volume I'' (Tokyo:Kodansha International Ltd, 1969), 87.</ref> | |||
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== Later years == | |||
[[File:Alexander Scriabin at piano.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Scriabin at his last recital. By B. Kustodiev]] | |||
On April 2, 1915, Scriabin performed his final recital in St. Petersburg. | |||
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== Musical compositions == | |||
Theosophist [[Margaret Cousins]], a concert pianist, wrote: "His music has constantly in it a most poignant sweet quality which seems to pierce to the holy of holies of one's being."<ref>Margaret Cousins, "Memorabilia of Scriabine - the Master Musician of Theosophy," ''The Theosophist'' 56 (November 134), 173.</ref> | |||
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== Scriabin Museum == | |||
The '''Alexander Scriabin Memorial Museum''' was established on July 17, 1922 to preserve the apartment where the composer lived for his final three years, in an old mansion on Arbat Street in Moscow. The composer's prized possessions were carefully restored, including his copy of ''The Secret Doctrine''.<ref>Faubion Bowers, ''Scriabin: A Biography of the Russian Composer 1871-1915, Volume I (Tokyo:Kodansha International Ltd, 1969), 87.</ref> The museum preserves Scriabin's library, letters, sheet music, and other items. | |||
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The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists articles [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=scriabin about Scriabin | The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists articles [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=scriabin about Scriabin]. | ||
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Revision as of 02:05, 14 October 2016
Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin was a Russian pianist and composer who was much influenced by Theosophy.
Early life and education
Musical career
Theosophical Society connections
Belgian artist Jean Delville became his friend. Delville was a dedicated Theosophist and introduced him to new concepts. Delville designed the cover for the score to the Prometheus symphony.
He adored the cover design of his Promotheus symphony. It showed a sexless face surrounded by cosmic symbols, nebulae of clouds, spiraling comets, and was drawn by his Belgian friend, Jean Delville (b. 1867), a bachelor, professor of Fine Arts at the Royal Academy, and President of the national Federation of Artists and Sculptors. Looking at that cover of the androgyne or hermaphrodite, Scriabin said, "In those ancient races, male and female were one… the separation into poles hadn't yet taken place..[1]
Later years
On April 2, 1915, Scriabin performed his final recital in St. Petersburg.
Musical compositions
Theosophist Margaret Cousins, a concert pianist, wrote: "His music has constantly in it a most poignant sweet quality which seems to pierce to the holy of holies of one's being."[2]
Scriabin Museum
The Alexander Scriabin Memorial Museum was established on July 17, 1922 to preserve the apartment where the composer lived for his final three years, in an old mansion on Arbat Street in Moscow. The composer's prized possessions were carefully restored, including his copy of The Secret Doctrine.[3] The museum preserves Scriabin's library, letters, sheet music, and other items.
Additional resources
The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists articles about Scriabin.
Notes
- ↑ Faubion Bowers, Scriabin: A Biography of the Russian Composer 1871-1915, Volume I (Tokyo:Kodansha International Ltd, 1969), 87.
- ↑ Margaret Cousins, "Memorabilia of Scriabine - the Master Musician of Theosophy," The Theosophist 56 (November 134), 173.
- ↑ Faubion Bowers, Scriabin: A Biography of the Russian Composer 1871-1915, Volume I (Tokyo:Kodansha International Ltd, 1969), 87.