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Prometheus: Poem of Fire, Opus 60 (1910), is a piece by russian composer Alexander Scriabin for piano, orchestra, voice, and clavier à lumières, an instrument invented by Scriabin. However, the clavier à lumières is rarely featured in the performance of the piece, including performances during Scriabin's lifetime. The music is highly dissonant, based around Scriabin's mystic chord and other unusual harmonies. However, the piece ends on a more traditional F sharp major chord (Scriabin's favorite chord). Prometheus is only loosely based on the myth of Prometheus. A typical performance is about 25 minutes.
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