Erik Satie: 20 Short Pieces For Piano: Piano: Instrumental Album

Suite Pigalle. Erik Satie, born in Honfleur in Normandy (France) in 1866 is undoubtedly one of the most striking personalities in the history of French music. He composed in various, often quite divergent, styles. Besides light-hearted, entertaining works he also wrote several serious compositions, among which the three ballets: Parade, Relâche and Les Aventures de Mercure. However, his piano pieces, such as Trois Gymnopédies or Gnossiennes will remain his most popular compositions. Satie cooperated with almost all the great artists of his time: Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Sergei Diaghilev, Georges Braque and composers Darius Milhaud (Le Groupe des Six) and Claude Debussy. Johan de Meij made an orchestration of three short pieces by Erik Satie: I. Petite Ouverture à danser - II. Gnossienne No. 1 (1890) - III. Gambades

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.

This edition provides a valuable resource of accessiblemasterworks for busy pianists. It contains 40 piano piecesin their original form appropriate for weddings, funerals,receptions, and other events. To make the selectionsuseful as background music, only short pieces havebeen included and flashy, concert-like pieces have beenavoided. Each piece has been carefully engraved for easyreading, and approximate performance times have beenincluded to assist with planning. / Piano

From Sports Et Divertissements-This title is taken from the compilation French Songs And Choruses For Mixed-Voice Choir (NOV165198)Choral inappétissant (Unappetizing Choral) is taken from Satie's larger work 'Sports Et Divertissements'. Sports et divertissements is a collection of 21 pieces for piano. These pieces are miniatures and they combine music poetry calligraphy and art in a charming and intimate way. Each piece in this set is very short none more than four lines long and each is accompanied by a small poem and by Satie's irreverent verbal commentary. When the work was first published it appeared with in Satie's own hand the music writtenin his idiomatic calligraphic style with red and black ink. It is also important to note that along with the poetry calligraphy and commentary each piece of music is accompanied by a tiny sketch.

Sixteen pieces from Domenico Scarlatti to Scriabin edited for the ARBSM by Howard Ferguson.

Description Facsimile of the 1926 limited edition of 'Sports et Divertissements'. Illustrated by Charles Martin. Songlist Colin-Maillard (Blindman's Bluff) La Balançoire (The Swing) La Chasse (Hunting) La Comédie Italienne (Italian Comedy) La Pêche (Fishing) La Pieuvre (The Octopus) Le Bain De Mer (Ocean Bathing) Le Carnaval (Carnival) Le Feu d'Artifice (Fireworks) Le Flirt (Flirting) Le Golf (Golf) Le Pique-nique (The Picnic) Le Réveil De La Mariée (The Awakening Of The Bride) Le Tango (Perpétuel) (The [Perpetual] Tango) Le Tennis (Tennis) Le Traineau (The Sled) Le Water-chute (Shoot-the Chutes) Le Yachting (Yachting) Les Courses (Racing) Les Quatre-Coins (Puss In The Corner)