An Aural Skills Approach to Context and Modulation in Tonal Music
Timothy S. Cutler · Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy · 2002
There is a lonely quality to the opening of Scriabin's Prelude op. 16 no. 4 (Ex. 1). The slow tempo, stepwise descending sequence, sotto vocemarking, and monophonic texture all contribute to this solitary mood.