Scriabin

[ skree-ah-bin; Russian skryah-byin ]

noun

1. A·le·ksan·dr Ni·ko·la·e·vich [al-ig-, zan, -der nik-, uh, -, lahy, -, uh, -vich, -, zahn, -, uh-lyi-, ksahn, -d, r, nyi-kuh-, lah, -yi-vyich], 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.

Scriabin

/ ˈskrɪəbɪn; ˈskrjabin /

noun

1. ScriabinAleksandr Nikolayevich18721915MRussianMUSIC: composer 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)

Example Sentences

But Scriabin is no advance on Chopin, only a retrogression from him.

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M. Briantchaninov, an intimate friend of Scriabin, telegraphed the news of the composer's death to a friend in England.

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Here Scriabin is obviously building, or trying to build, on Chopin.

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He evidently understands Scriabin, and is determined to make his audience understand him.

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