A Great Russian Tone-Poet, Scriabin

by A. Eaglefield Hull

Excerpt from A Great Russian Tone-Poet, Scriabin

Have you ever considered what a truly wonderful and deeply mystical thing a musical sound is If you sprinkle some light sand on a pianoforte lid or, better still, on a specially arranged vibration plate, and strike a complete chord, the sand will begin to dance about and finally settle down into a beautiful geometrical pattern strike another chord and the gyrating sand will finally dispose itself into a set of four roses or something equally interesting. Now thump the piano lid with your fist and the sand will heap itself up anyhow. That represents the difference between musical sound and noise.

324 pages, Paperback

First published August 27, 2014

Reviews

[C.M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I downloaded the ebook which had may print conversion errors and the Table of Contents was an image so completely unsable on a Kindle. This limitation was frustrating because I would like to search for different pieces and then listen to them but instead I was relegated to saving notes on the pieces so I could at least find them that way. I would've liked more about Scriabin as a person. However, for such a cheap price I guess I shouldn't complain! :-)

[Anna Lee Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Scriabin.