CORNELL

74 MODERN HARMONYHow the composer does this may be seen by glancing atthe opening and closing bars of "Prometheus," given inChapter XV. As with the purely " tonal " writers, Scriabine'smusic at present seems to be marred by its unrestfulness,and despite the transpositions of the original chord whichthe composer freely allows himself, it is rare indeed that weescape the all-pervading Dominant feehng. The gratuitousaddition of the low E natural in the following passage is animmense relief in the suggestion of a definite key :—Ex.157,SCRIABINE,"Proinetheus."Ex.158.ScaleThis selection of notes from the natural hannonic series,however, is not the only one which Scriabine has usedfor his compositions. The Sixth Sonata is founded on thefollowing chord :Ex.159.iScaleij^ Y^f (J p