This will be done with the aid of mists and lights, which will modify the architectural contours.” The cathedral in which it will take place will not be of one single type of stone but will continually change with the atmosphere and motion of the Mysterium. The cast for performers includes an orchestra, a large mixed choir, an instrument with visual effects, dancers, a procession, incense, and rhythmic textural articulation. The work requires special people, special artists and a completely new culture. He wrote, “There will not be a single spectator. Up until his death in 1915, Scriabin was also working on Mysterium, a week-long event that, according to him, would combine the senses of smell, touch and hearing. While only one keyboard was made and many doubted that Scriabin was indeed seeing music in colour, it inspired the creation of modern-day music software, like Virtuoso 3.0, which allows users to play songs based on colour-coded keys to optimise harmonisation.
This keyboard was decorated in the colours from his colour wheel, with each note corresponding to a specific shade. Scriabin also invented the clavier à lumières (keyboard with lights) for his work, Prometheus: Poem of Fire. Late into his career, he became influenced by his sound to colour synesthesia, which led him to develop his own colour system based on the circle of fifths. In the early 1900s, Scriabin became one of the most innovative (but also most controversial) composers of his time. Russian composer and pianist Alexander Scriabin was known as one of the earlier pracitionists of chromesthesia. Give it a try to find out if you also see or think in colour. However, there is no fixed sound-to-colour association and these combinations vary from person to person.īut what does chromesthesia look like? Rhett and Link from the YouTube channel Good Mythical Morning explore the topic with examples of what people with chromesthesia or synesthesia may actually see. It could be everyday things, for instance: the sizzle of bacon on a hot pan (red), the trickle of water from a jug into a glass (blue), or even the tinkling of coins in your pocket (gold).Ĭhromesthesia can also be something more technical, when a major or minor key evokes the image of different colours, as will specific notes like C (red), G (orange), D (yellow) and so on. You may be seeing music in colour or seeing sound as colour. So, what is chromesthesia? It is a type of synesthesia, where sound can evoke an experience of colour. The most common form of synesthesia is chromesthesia.
Synesthesia is more apparent in women than men, and to date, over 60 types of synesthesia have been identified. Only two to four percent of people experience synesthesia, a perception phenomenon where two (or more) of their senses are connected, resulting in them seeing and feeling things differently. WHAT IS SYNESTHESIA? THE BLENDING OF SENSES If you’ve experienced this, you are not alone. You probably have something called chromesthesia. Have you ever thought to yourself, “This song reminds me of purple velvet", “I wish this sounded more pink!” or "so, what does yellow sound like?" You tell your friends, only to be met with blank stares.
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