Scriabin << skree AH bihn or SKRY AHB yihn >>, Alexander (1872-1915), was a Russian composer and pianist. In 1908, he came under the influence of mystical and philosophical ideas that dominated his best-known music. He even created a special “mystic” chord that became the harmonic and thematic basis of his later works.
Scriabin’s major orchestral compositions are The Poem of Ecstasy (1908) and Prometheus (1911). However, Scriabin wrote most of his works for solo piano, including 10 sonatas and many preludes and études. His early works show the influence of the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, but later works moved increasingly away from defined tonality toward modern harmonies.
Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (sometimes spelled Skryabin) was born on Jan. 6, 1872, in Moscow. He died on April 27, 1915.
