Scriabin

American  

[skree-ah-bin, skryah-byin] / skriˈɑ bɪn, ˈskryɑ byɪn /

noun

1. Aleksandr Nikolaevich 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.

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Scriabin British  

/ ˈskrɪəbɪn, ˈskrjabin /

noun

1. Aleksandr Nikolayevich (alɪkˈsandr nikaˈlajɪvitʃ). 1872–1915, Russian composer, whose works came increasingly to express his theosophic beliefs. He wrote many piano works; his orchestral compositions include Prometheus (1911)

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Example Sentences

Scriabin’s brain — as had, coincidentally, Messiaen’s — ascribed specific colors to specific harmonies.

From Los Angeles Times

It was time to smell Scriabin’s “Prometheus: The Poem of Fire.”

From New York Times

But after a few days of rehearsing and performing works by Ravel, Ligeti and Scriabin, Pintscher felt a deep connection with the ensemble.

From New York Times

We would go through Scriabin’s First Symphony, and then we would analyze it and check the harmonies and play it.

From New York Times

It’s very reflective music; you can feel in some places the influence of Rachmaninoff and Scriabin, but that’s just fleeting moments.

From New York Times