Divine Poem (Symphony No. 3), Op. 43

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Divine Poem (Symphony No. 3), Op. 43 is a large-scale, mystical late-Romantic symphony by Russian composer Alexander Scriabin that explores philosophical and spiritual themes through highly chromatic, innovative orchestral writing.

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Divine Poem (Symphony No. 3), Op. 43 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alternativeTitle Le Poème divin ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 ⓘ
approximateCompositionEnd 1904 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart 1902 ⓘ
catalogueCategory orchestral compositions by Alexander Scriabin ⓘ
character mystical ⓘ
philosophical ⓘ
spiritual ⓘ
composer Alexander Scriabin ⓘ
composerNationality Russian ⓘ
duration approximately 45 minutes ⓘ
era early 20th-century music ⓘ
genre program symphony ⓘ
harmonicFeature advanced tonal ambiguity ⓘ
extended chromaticism ⓘ
historicalContext composed in the early 20th century Russian Silver Age ⓘ
influencedBy mysticism ⓘ
philosophy of the self ⓘ
key F-sharp major ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movementCount 3 ⓘ
movementTitle Jeu divin ⓘ
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linked to: Les Rivalités

Voluptés ⓘ
musicalLanguage highly chromatic ⓘ
notableFeature continuous, cyclic thematic development ⓘ
dense orchestral textures ⓘ
expressive use of woodwinds and strings ⓘ
prominent brass writing ⓘ
numberInComposerSymphonies 3 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 43 ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
orchestrationFeature innovative orchestral writing ⓘ
positionInOeuvre marks Scriabin’s transition toward his later mystical style ⓘ
premiereCity Paris ⓘ
premiereConductor Arthur Nikisch ⓘ
premiereYear 1905 ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Symphony No. 1 ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54 ⓘ
stylePeriod early modern ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ
thematicContent exploration of the human spirit ⓘ
philosophical ideas about the self and the divine ⓘ

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