The ideas of theosophy were deeply intertwined with Scriabin’s compositions, in which dissonant harmony was seen as spiritual.
In 1920, she founded a salon on Grand Boulevard, where she hosted soirees that featured Scriabin’s music and discussions of theosophy.
These salons were attended by musicians including Henry Cowell, Dane Rudhyar, and Carl Ruggles.
[2] In 1924, Djane Lavoie-Herz began to teach American pianist and composer Ruth Crawford Seeger, to whom she introduced the music of Scriabin and the ideas of theosophy.
[3] It was through Herz that Seeger met Dane Rudhyar and Henry Cowell, who also had an impact on her career.