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Erik Satie
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Erik Satie earned his living as a pianist in the cabarets of Montmartre and later lived in a sparse little room in Arcueil. Against the heavy music of Wagner he set short, bare pieces with strange titles and mocking performance directions. His three Gymnopédies of 1888 repeat a calm accompaniment above which a simple melody floats. Debussy orchestrated two of them, and later Cage and the minimalists saw him as a forerunner.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to the first Gymnopédie and hear how the left hand keeps repeating the same two rocking chords, while the melody floats slowly over them.
Gymnopédie nr. 1 (Pascal Rogé) · Erik Satie, 1888
Gnossienne nr. 1 (Reinbert de Leeuw) · Erik Satie, 1890
Parade: Choral en Prélude du rideau rouge (Orchestre de Nancy, Jérôme Kaltenbach) · Erik Satie, 1917
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