Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 音樂學系 === 106 === As a musician who was aggressively looking forward to the future, Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (1872-1915) has been developing his composition techniques diligently, trying to reach the perfection in music all his lifetime. Precisely because of it, he became an important Russian musician at the end of nineteenth century.
The twenty-four preludes, Op. 11, composing during 1888 to 1896, is one of the great masterpieces of Scriabin’s early work. Although it was made in the form of classical style, its harmony and rhythm applications still revealed some unique ideas which belonged to composer's own characteristics. Through exploring the structure, material, harmony progress, and writing techniques of Op.11, this research hoped to build further understanding about this work and became helpful for interpretation.
The first chapter introduced the motive, topic and method of the thesis; the second chapter would talk about the biography of Scriabin, also considering his periods and piano works; the third chapter would discuss the background and analysis of Op. 11; the fourth chapter was for the interpretation of Op.11; finally in the fifth chapter came the conclusions of the thesis.
Keyword: Scriabin, Piano Prelude, twenty-four piano preludes, Op. 11
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