Prelude Op. 11 No. 10 (Scriabin)

Prelude Op. 11 No. 10 (Scriabin)

Alexander Scriabin's Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 11, No. 10, is 20 bars long and takes under a minute and a half to be played. It is marked at Andante. It has two sections of mysterious major seventh intervals and tritone harmonies, split up by a lyrical E Major section. Like many of Scriabin's slower pieces, it is played very rubato. This Prelude, together with No. 9 in E major, can be played as neo-romantic, impressionistic, and twentieth-century repertoire in a Royal Conservatory of Music grade nine exam.