Just for fun, I would like to write a composition in Scriabin's technique.
All I know is that I am supposed to write the "Mystery chord," consisting of C, F#, Bb, E, A, and D.
Then what? Do those six notes take the place of a scale? Do they take the place of a tone row? Am I allowed to transpose or invert that chord?
What am I supposed to do for the rest of the compostiion?
2007-12-17 00:35:53 · 3 answers · asked by suhwahaksaeng 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Classical
Bunky is correct. You would need to be well versed in quartal harmonic theory to write music that emulates that composed by Scriabin.
2007-12-17 08:42:57 · answer #1 · answered by Malcolm D 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you listen to a lot of Scriabin. He was a very outre composer, although his early pieces are rather Chopinesque.
As far as the "mystery chord," you should feel free to invert it any way you can. Your melody or theme, to adhere to your assignment, should include the tones in a way that you find interesting. Check the book SCRIABIN by Faubion Bowers for more information on it.
As you've spelled it out (and I think I've seen a different version of it) assuming C is the root - you have the root, a flatted fifth, a seventh, a third, a sixth, and a ninth. Which is kind of a C6(b5) without the E natural, with an inverted kind of A suspended on top.
For your composition, I'd stay in C and and attempt to find a harmonic affinity between the odd intervals.
Good luck, you sure could have picked something easier!
2007-12-17 16:28:37 · answer #2 · answered by jasper addleton 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Scriabin's music involves a lot more than just using that particular chord.
2007-12-17 10:47:03 · answer #3 · answered by Bunky the Clown 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋