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

This was followed by four elusive Scriabin miniature preludes, Opus 22, and Scriabin’s harmonic flight-of-fancy Opus 28 Fantasie.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

A live recording of concerts that year, featuring works by Strauss and Scriabin, was nominated for a Grammy.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2022

Finally, two fiery pieces by Scriabin provide transfixing context for an arrangement by Jonathan Keren of a Baroque piece for orchestra by Rebel, the aptly titled “Chaos” — teeming, unpredictable and astonishing music.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2020

There is a swirl of uncontrollable trills and then a melody, making a great effort to rise, to be played with, Scriabin writes, “an incipient yearning.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2020

Part of this contraption, looking dare I say it like something that has fallen off a stall at a fair, is preserved in the Scriabin Museum in Moscow.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall