Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass"
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Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass" is a late, highly dissonant and mystical piano work by Alexander Scriabin, renowned for its dark, demonic character and innovative harmonic language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass" canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass" Context triple: [Alexander Scriabin, notableWork, Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass"]
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Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass"
Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass" is a highly mystical and harmonically adventurous piano sonata by Alexander Scriabin, reflecting his theosophical and synesthetic ideas.
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B.
Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 81
Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 81 is a substantial and expressive keyboard work by early Romantic composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel, showcasing his virtuosic pianistic style and lyrical inventiveness.
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C.
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 is a late-period two-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its concise form and expressive, proto-Romantic character.
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Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62
Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62 is a dark, harmonically adventurous piano work by Alexander Scriabin that marks his late, highly mystical and atonal compositional style.
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E.
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1 is a relatively short and lyrical early piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, known for its classical clarity and modest technical demands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass" Target entity description: Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass" is a late, highly dissonant and mystical piano work by Alexander Scriabin, renowned for its dark, demonic character and innovative harmonic language.
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A.
Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass"
Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass" is a highly mystical and harmonically adventurous piano sonata by Alexander Scriabin, reflecting his theosophical and synesthetic ideas.
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B.
Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 81
Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 81 is a substantial and expressive keyboard work by early Romantic composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel, showcasing his virtuosic pianistic style and lyrical inventiveness.
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C.
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 is a late-period two-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its concise form and expressive, proto-Romantic character.
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D.
Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62
Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 62 is a dark, harmonically adventurous piano work by Alexander Scriabin that marks his late, highly mystical and atonal compositional style.
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E.
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1 is a relatively short and lyrical early piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, known for its classical clarity and modest technical demands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano sonata
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solo piano work ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 8–10 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
mysticism
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theosophical ideas ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 68 ⓘ |
| character |
dark
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demonic ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Scriabin ⓘ |
| difficulty | virtuosic ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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late Romantic music ⓘ |
| harmonicLanguage |
extended tonality
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post-tonal ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century piano writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | late Romantic harmony ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | F-sharp minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| mood |
intense
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sinister ⓘ |
| nationalityOfComposer | Russian ⓘ |
| nickname | Black Mass ⓘ |
| notableFor | innovative harmonic language ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 1 ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed in recital programs ⓘ |
| periodInComposerCareer | late Scriabin period ⓘ |
| placeInScriabinSonataCycle | one of Scriabin's late sonatas ⓘ |
| reception |
considered one of Scriabin's most disturbing works
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highly regarded in 20th-century piano repertoire ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameComposer |
Piano Sonata No. 10
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linked to:
Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70
Piano Sonata No. 7 "White Mass" ⓘ
linked to:
Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 "White Mass"
Piano Sonata No. 8 ⓘ
linked to:
Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 66
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| structure | continuous single-movement form ⓘ |
| style |
atonal tendencies
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highly dissonant ⓘ mystical ⓘ |
| texture |
contrapuntal passages
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dense ⓘ |
| thematicMaterial | motivic transformation ⓘ |
| title |
Piano Sonata No. 9
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linked to:
Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68
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| uses |
complex chromaticism
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synthetic harmonies ⓘ tritone relationships ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | Ninth piano sonata by Alexander Scriabin ⓘ |
| workTypeWithinComposerOeuvre | part of Scriabin's cycle of ten piano sonatas ⓘ |
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