Course: Composer and his Time 6: Scriabin and the Russian art avant-garde in the 1910s and 1920s of the 20th century

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Course title Composer and his Time 6: Scriabin and the Russian art avant-garde in the 1910s and 1920s of the 20th century
Course code KMU/SJD6
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Keprt Marek, doc. MgA. Ph.D.
Course content
Scriabins liefe and musical output. Development of harmony. Development of the sonata form Musical symbolism. Synaesthesia Theosophy. Philosophical concepts and the Mystey project. Scrabins influence on the composers of the russian avant guard (N. Obukhov, N. Roslavets, A. Lourie, I. Wyshnegradski)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Demonstration
  • Attendace - 30 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 45 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes

Students will be familiar with the therotical, historical and estethical context of Skrjabins output.
Prerequisites
Approval of conditional course D19-1 is required. Students should have at least the elementary knowledge of the 19th century opera production.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Recommended literature
  • Bajer, Jiří. (1975). Alexandr Nikolajevič Skrjabin. Praha.
  • Ballard, Lincoln, Bengstson, Matthew. The Alexander Scriabin Companion. Maryland. 2017.
  • Bowers, Fabion. (2025). Skrjabin. Praha.
  • Eberle, Gottfried. (1978). Zwischen Tonalität und Atonalität. Studien zur Harmonik Alexander Skrjabins. München/Salzburg.
  • Keprt, Marek. (2008). Hudební řeč Skrjabinova středního tvůrčího období na příkladu skladatelových klavírních poém. Olomouc.
  • Leikin, Anatole. The Performing Style of Alexander Scriabin. New York. 2011.
  • Nicholls, Simon, Pushkin, Michael. The Notebooks of Alexsander Skryabin. Oxford. 2018.
  • Sabanejew, Leonid. (2006). Alexander Skrjabin - Werk und Gedankenwelt. Berlin.
  • Sabanejew, Leonid. (2005). Errinnerungen an Alexander Skrjabin. Berlin.
  • Sabbagh, Peter. (2003). The development of harmony in Scriabin´s works.
  • Schloezer, Boris. Scriabin. Artist and Mystic. Los Angeles. 1987.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2026) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Musicology (2022) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -