Satie, Erik - Three Gymnopédies for Flute & Piano Flute and Piano |
Composer : | Satie, Erik (1866 - 1925) | ||||
Instrumentation : | Flute and Piano4 other versions | ||||
Style : | Romantic | ||||
Arranger : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||||
Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL | ||||
Date : | 2/29/2012 | ||||
Copyright : | Public Domain | ||||
Added by magataganm, 29 Feb 2012 Satie's Gymnopedies are what many consider to be the groundwork for today's ambient music; it's as ignorable as it is interesting (although, I find it hard to ignore such great music). These three beautiful pieces for acoustic piano and flute are calming, reflective, ethereal, relaxing, soothing, and elegant. Gymnopedie No. 1 - Lent et douloureux (slow and mournfully): With a hollow, but eerily warm melody gently floating atop an accompaniment of steady short-long rhythms, Gymnopedie No. 1 is as expressive as it is transparent. Its simplicity and openness masterfully disguises its apparent dissonances. Gymnopedie No. 2 - Lent et triste (slow and sad): Gymnopedie No. 2, although sharing the same short-long accompaniment in the left hand, the mood of this piece is entirely different from No. 1 and 3. Its lack of a commitment to a steady key leads the melody on a nebulous path wandering aimlessly through a series of chords. Gymnopedie No. 3 - Lent et grave (slowly and solemnly): Similar in melodic structure, Gymnopedie No. 3 is a minor key version of Gymnopedie No. 1. Its hypnotic-like accompaniment leads the listener in an almost out of body experience. If played as it is intended, the texture of this piece is as smooth as silk. Sheet central : | Gymnopédies I, II et III (128 sheet music) | |
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