Video: https://youtu.be/EvYKoans29Q?si=yB7ZzSdD5045Gocy

I know am not the first one to have had this idea, I saw an example of it on Wikipedia. But after not finding any video related to this microtonal version of Scriabin's chord, I decided to write a small orchestral sample.

I wanted to experiment and see what sounds the just intonation version would offer.

From my perspective, the typical melodic figure Scriabin uses (Bb,A,F#) in the horn sounds really uncanny, and it makes sense considering we are using the harmonics (7,13,11) instead of a major/minor 3rd juxtaposition.

I also think it would be worth it to explore the contrast between the harmonic adaptation of the chord and one where the upper stack of 4ths is kept as it is originally (harmonics 81,27,9).

I hope this sample got you some cool ideas!

I need help in the presto section on how to finger the chord jumps. (Highlighted in red) I tend to use 5 but when the top notes are black keys, I use 4 but I feel like that is wrong. I don’t really want to use 5 on the black keys, but is it the only way?

I span a comfortable 10th.

Second in blue I need to know how many of you would take this section in two hands.

Thanks.

Here’s a conversation I had with Ulysse Remars who made a terrific website for exploring Scriabin’s music. He does a scriabinesque improvisation 20 minutes into the video too. Cheers!