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Gymnopédies

Piano

SATIE, Erik

Reg.: HN1072

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  • Ensemble: Solo.
  • Language: Español / Castellano
  • Product format: Partitura
  • Difficulty level: Elementary-intemediate
  • Period: 1st half S. XX
  • Publishing house: Henle
  • No. of pages: 20
  • Measure: 30,00 x 23,00 cm
  • ISMN: 979-0-2018-1072-0
  • Available in digital: No
  • Available for rent: No

The Gymnopédies [ʒim.nɔ.pe.di], published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie.

These short, atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4 time, with each sharing a common theme and structure.

Lent et douloureux (D major / D minor)
Lent et triste (C major)
Lent et grave (A minor)
The melodies of the pieces use deliberate, but mild, dissonances against the harmony, producing a piquant, melancholy effect that matches the performance instructions, which are to play each piece "painfully" (douloureux), "sadly" (triste), or "gravely" (grave). The first few bars of Gymnopédie No. 1 (shown below) consist of an alternating progression of two major seventh chords, the first on the subdominant, G, and the second on the tonic, D.

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