Gymnopédie no. 1 by erik satie

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He completed the whole set by 2 April , but they were at first published individually: the first and the third in , the second in The work's unusual title comes from the French form of gymnopaedia , the ancient Greek word for an annual festival where young men danced naked — or perhaps simply unarmed. The source of the title has been a subject of debate. Slanting and shadow-cutting a bursting stream Trickled in gusts of gold on the shiny flagstone Where the amber atoms in the fire gleaming Mingled their sarabande with the gymnopaedia. However, it remains uncertain whether the poem was composed before the music.

Gymnopédie no. 1 by erik satie

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Today Erik Satie is often viewed as a curious eccentric composer who wrote some pleasant piano pieces that have now become somewhat overplayed. He was born in Honfleur, France, in and when only four years old his family moved to Paris in order for his Father to take up a new job as a translator. Satie received organ lessons whilst living with his Grandparents perhaps in order to formalise his musical skills but they do not seem to have helped the young musician very much. In , Satie was able to join the formidable classes at The Paris Conservatoire having moved back to be with his Father following the death of his Grandmother the year earlier. This was to be a memorable experience for the young composer but not an altogether positive one.

Gymnopédie no. 1 by erik satie

The term itself comes from the ancient Greek word for an annual festival where young men danced to show off their athletic skills probably without clothing, like in the Olympics. Contamine de Latour that was published in a magazine alongside the music:. The melody is a single, flowing line of quarter notes, raising and lowering like ocean waves. The rhythms are long and sustained, creating a sense of floating through time. Notice how the F stays on top of both chords. This creates a pedal point, tying the two harmonies together to paint a melancholic atmosphere. The melody floats over these two chords, slowly raising and lowering and expanding in dymanics before settling on an A:. After a repeat of this theme, the harmonies shift from bars Satie transitions from D major to D minor and A minor while traveling through some colorful chords:. Notice how in the last three bars of this excerpt, a low D in the bass provides another pedal point.

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