TY - GEN N2 - An enigmatic figure sometimes considered the first of the modern composers. He composed piano and orchestral music noted for its unusual timbres through which he sought to explore musical symbolism. These informative biographies present a revealing look into the events, people and places that influenced the creation of each composer's major works and tell the story of the impact that Russia had on the history of western music. AB - An enigmatic figure sometimes considered the first of the modern composers. He composed piano and orchestral music noted for its unusual timbres through which he sought to explore musical symbolism. These informative biographies present a revealing look into the events, people and places that influenced the creation of each composer's major works and tell the story of the impact that Russia had on the history of western music. T1 - Alexander Scriabin DA - [2008] CY - West Long Branch, NJ : CN - ML410.S5988 CN - ML410.S5988 PB - Kultur, PP - West Long Branch, NJ : PY - [2008] N1 - Title from container. N1 - "An illuminating biography filmed on location in Russia"--Container. N1 - Originally released on videocassette in 1993. ID - 470221 KW - Composers KW - Music KW - Music SN - 0769786545 SN - 9780769786544 TI - Alexander Scriabin ER -