# Contrapuntal Aspects of the Mystic Chord and Scriabin&#x2019;s Piano Sonata No. 5

Octavio A. Agust&#x00ED;n-Aquino, Guerino Mazzola

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### Abstract

We present statistical evidence for the importance of the &#x201C;mystic chord&#x201D; in Scriabin&#x2019;s Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53, from a computational and mathematical counterpoint perspective. More specifically, we compute the effect sizes and perform $$\chi ^{2}$$ tests with respect to the distributions of counterpoint symmetries in the Fuxian, mystic, Ionian and representatives of the other three possible counterpoint worlds in two passages of the work, which provide evidence of a qualitative change between the Fuxian and the mystic worlds in the sonata.

Original language English (US) Mathematics and Computation in Music - 7th International Conference, MCM 2019, Proceedings Mariana Montiel, Francisco Gomez-Martin, Octavio A. Agustín-Aquino Springer- Verlag 3-20 18 9783030213916 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21392-3_1 Published - Jan 1 2019 7th International Conference on Mathematics and Computation in Music, MCM 2019 - Madrid, SpainDuration: Jun 18 2019 → Jun 21 2019

### Publication series

Name Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) 11502 LNAI 0302-9743 1611-3349

### Conference

Conference 7th International Conference on Mathematics and Computation in Music, MCM 2019 Spain Madrid 6/18/19 → 6/21/19

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Chord or secant line
Effect Size
Symmetry
Evidence

• Counterpoint
• Mystic chord
• Scriabin

### Cite this

Agust&#x00ED;n-Aquino, O. A., & Mazzola, G. (2019). Contrapuntal Aspects of the Mystic Chord and Scriabin&#x2019;s Piano Sonata No. 5. In M. Montiel, F. Gomez-Martin, & O. A. Agustín-Aquino (Eds.), Mathematics and Computation in Music - 7th International Conference, MCM 2019, Proceedings (pp. 3-20). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11502 LNAI). Springer- Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21392-3_1

Contrapuntal Aspects of the Mystic Chord and Scriabin&#x2019;s Piano Sonata No. 5. / Agust&#x00ED;n-Aquino, Octavio A.; Mazzola, Guerino.

Mathematics and Computation in Music - 7th International Conference, MCM 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Mariana Montiel; Francisco Gomez-Martin; Octavio A. Agustín-Aquino. Springer- Verlag, 2019. p. 3-20 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11502 LNAI).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Agust&#x00ED;n-Aquino, OA & Mazzola, G 2019, Contrapuntal Aspects of the Mystic Chord and Scriabin&#x2019;s Piano Sonata No. 5. in M Montiel, F Gomez-Martin & OA Agustín-Aquino (eds), Mathematics and Computation in Music - 7th International Conference, MCM 2019, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 11502 LNAI, Springer- Verlag, pp. 3-20, 7th International Conference on Mathematics and Computation in Music, MCM 2019, Madrid, Spain, 6/18/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21392-3_1
Agust&#x00ED;n-Aquino OA, Mazzola G. Contrapuntal Aspects of the Mystic Chord and Scriabin&#x2019;s Piano Sonata No. 5. In Montiel M, Gomez-Martin F, Agustín-Aquino OA, editors, Mathematics and Computation in Music - 7th International Conference, MCM 2019, Proceedings. Springer- Verlag. 2019. p. 3-20. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21392-3_1
Agust&#x00ED;n-Aquino, Octavio A. ; Mazzola, Guerino. / Contrapuntal Aspects of the Mystic Chord and Scriabin&#x2019;s Piano Sonata No. 5. Mathematics and Computation in Music - 7th International Conference, MCM 2019, Proceedings. editor / Mariana Montiel ; Francisco Gomez-Martin ; Octavio A. Agustín-Aquino. Springer- Verlag, 2019. pp. 3-20 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).
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