Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass"
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Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass" is a highly mystical and harmonically adventurous piano sonata by Alexander Scriabin, reflecting his theosophical and synesthetic ideas.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 | 2 |
| Piano Sonata No. 7 "White Mass" | 1 |
| Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass" Context triple: [Alexander Scriabin, notableWork, Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass"]
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Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 is a late-period two-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its concise form and expressive, proto-Romantic character.
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Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major is a powerful and rhythmically driven piano work by Sergei Prokofiev, renowned as one of his three "War Sonatas" and a landmark of 20th-century piano repertoire.
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Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 81
Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 81 is a substantial and expressive keyboard work by early Romantic composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel, showcasing his virtuosic pianistic style and lyrical inventiveness.
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Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 is Ludwig van Beethoven’s final piano sonata, renowned for its dramatic first movement and transcendent, visionary second movement.
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 is a large-scale, virtuosic and emotionally intense piano work by Sergei Rachmaninoff, noted for its sweeping Romantic lyricism and technical demands.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass" Target entity description: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass" is a highly mystical and harmonically adventurous piano sonata by Alexander Scriabin, reflecting his theosophical and synesthetic ideas.
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A.
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 is a late-period two-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its concise form and expressive, proto-Romantic character.
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B.
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major is a powerful and rhythmically driven piano work by Sergei Prokofiev, renowned as one of his three "War Sonatas" and a landmark of 20th-century piano repertoire.
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C.
Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 81
Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 81 is a substantial and expressive keyboard work by early Romantic composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel, showcasing his virtuosic pianistic style and lyrical inventiveness.
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D.
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 is Ludwig van Beethoven’s final piano sonata, renowned for its dramatic first movement and transcendent, visionary second movement.
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E.
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 is a large-scale, virtuosic and emotionally intense piano work by Sergei Rachmaninoff, noted for its sweeping Romantic lyricism and technical demands.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano sonata
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solo piano composition ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
ecstatic states
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synesthesia ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 64 ⓘ |
| character |
ecstatic
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mystical ⓘ visionary ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Scriabin ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Sergei Koussevitzky
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linked to:
Serge Koussevitzky
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| duration | approximately 12 minutes ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Russia ⓘ |
| genre |
late Romantic piano music
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symbolist music ⓘ |
| hasTonalityAmbiguity | true ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
mysticism
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theosophy ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | F-sharp major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| nickname | White Mass ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | given by Scriabin ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dense, complex textures
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extreme dynamic contrasts ⓘ high technical difficulty ⓘ highly chromatic harmony ⓘ use of Scriabin mystic chord ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 1 ⓘ |
| opusGroup |
Scriabin Opus 64
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linked to:
Scriabin piano sonatas
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| ordinalNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| performancePractice | favored by virtuoso pianists ⓘ |
| positionInOeuvre |
follows Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62
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one of Scriabin’s late sonatas ⓘ precedes Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 66 ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62
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Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 66 ⓘ Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass" ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| stylePeriod |
20th-century classical music
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early modern ⓘ late Romantic ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Allegro ⓘ |
| workNumberInScriabinSonatas | 7 ⓘ |
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Subject: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass" Description of subject: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass" is a highly mystical and harmonically adventurous piano sonata by Alexander Scriabin, reflecting his theosophical and synesthetic ideas.
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linked to: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass"
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linked to: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass"