Erik Satie: Satie - Gymnopedies and Gnossiennes: Piano: Instrumental Album

Pedagogical in nature these editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions pertinent fingering and historical and stylistic commentary. Throughout his life Erik Satie was so surrounded with the creative and modern atmosphere that permeated La Belle Epoque (The Beautiful Era) that he himself became a symbol of the age. These six short pieces from the composer's early years capture the graceful conventionality that defines Satie. Intermediate level.

for Cello and Piano-Erik Satie Three Gymnopedies arranged for Cello and Piano by John Arkell.

Erik Satie's Three Gymnopedies arranged for Flute with Piano accompeniment by Robin de Smet.

Erik Satie's popular Gymnopedies and Gnossiennes for piano transcribed for the guitar by Peter Kraus.

The Trois Gymnopedies from 1888 certainly rank among Satie's most popular works. Although written for the piano the flute is a particularly suitable instrument for capturing the calm almost simple solemnity of these pieces. Middle grade flautists will welcome this opportunity to play these beautiful pieces.

Satie?s ?Ogives? und Gymnopédies? are milestones in the history of modern music. The four metrically free ?Ogives? (meaning pointed arches) reflect the influence of the French New Gothic or Neo-Gregorian movement in architecture with their clear lines and echo effects. The three ?Gymnopédies? proceed with a swaying chordal momentum and Satie?s radically sparse writing makes ironic reference to the dance of young warriors in ancient Sparta during gymnopaedia rituals.The pieces are easy to play and are ideal for teaching purposes. Information on performance practice by Satie specialistSteffen Schleiermacher offer insight into Satie?s music aesthetics.- Urtext edition based on all sources and current scholarship.- Easy to play.- Ideal for teaching purposes.- With practical suggestions for performance (Eng/Ger).- With an informative foreword (Eng/Ger) and critical commentary (Eng).

The music scene took notice of Erik Satie (1866-1925) all of a sudden: The world premiere of his ballet 'Parade' on 18 May 1917 caused quite a scandal. The production which involved Sergey Diaghilev with his 'Ballets Russes', Pablo Picasso (scenery and costumes), Jean Cocteau (story) as well as Léonide Massine (choreography) divided the music scene of Paris, yet made the composer widely known. Satie who hardly had had any solid musical training and lived in Paris for almost all his life developed a new musical style, in deliberate rejection of the 'Wagnérisme' of his time. Classical form models, new harmonies, stylistic ease, meditative and clownish elements amalgamated in an original way, the perfect example being his '3 Gymnopédies' of 1888 the first of which was here arranged for a solo instrument with piano accompaniment: Thus, it is now possible, even for non-pianists, to play this famous miniature by Satie. Thanks to its easy playability, it can also be used for educational purposes. / Trompette Et Piano

La scène musicale a pris connaissance d'Erik Satie (1866-1925) tout d'un coup: La première mondiale de 'Parade' son ballet le 18 mai 1917 [siehe dt. Texte!] Causé tout un scandale. La production qui a impliqué Serge de Diaghilev avec son 'Ballets Russes', Pablo Picasso (décors et costumes), Jean Cocteau (histoire) ainsi que Léonide Massine (chorégraphie) divisé la scène musicale de Paris, mais fait le compositeur bien connu. Satie qui avait à peine une solide formation musicale et a vécu à Paris pendant presque toute sa vie au point un nouveau style musical, le rejet délibéré de l''Wagnérisme de son époque. Modèles de forme classique, des harmonies nouvelles, la facilité stylistique, méditatives et des éléments fusionnés clownesques d'une manière originale, l'exemple parfait étant '3 ses Gymnopédies 'de 1888, le premier ayant été disposées ici pour instrument solo avec accompagnement de piano: Ainsi, il est désormais possible, même pour les non-pianistes, de jouer à ce célèbre miniature de Satie. Merci à sa jouabilité facile, il peut également être utilisé à des fins éducatives. / Violoncelle Et Piano