Erik Satie : Gymnopedie I

This volume is the largest collection of Satie's piano works yet published including some of the most original and appealing achievements of a turbulent era in music compositions that influenced such modern masters as Ravel Milhaud and Poulenc. This delightful collection includes the well-known Gymnopedies Gnossiennes Sarabandes and much more.

A man with a rather unusual penchant for umbrellas A man who wrote an autobiography detailing every single activity in every minute of his day A man who had the curious notion of devising 'wallpaper music' (music thatwas designed to be completely ignored by the audience).However the Trois Gymnopedies fine examples of Satie's 'wallpaper music' are perhaps the best known of all of the composers works and to dismiss these worksas 'ordinary' would be a grave mistake by any musician.Available here are the Trioe Gymnopedies by Erik Satie as edited by Anthea Smith.

This short melodious piece by the French composer Eric Satie will bring delight to both performers and audiences.

Par SATIE ERIK. Arranged by Trevor Wye. Nine of Satie's most popular melodies, including the Gymnopedies and three of the Cinq Grimaces , superbly arranged for the intermediate flautist with piano accompaniment. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Rép Classique / Répertoire / Flûte Traversière

for Cello and Piano-Erik Satie Three Gymnopedies arranged for Cello and Piano by John Arkell.

A great selection of Piano music from the ever eccentric Erik Satie. All of the pieces in this volume have been edited and freshly presented from the original printed copies. Works include the celebrated Gymnopedies and Airs A Faire Fuir . Edited by Desmond Ratcliffe. / Piano

A great selection of Piano music from the ever eccentric Erik Satie. All of the pieces in this volume have been edited and freshly presented from the original printed copies. Works include the celebrated Gymnopedies and Airs A Faire Fuir. Edited by Desmond Ratcliffe.

Satie was a French composer known for his personal eccentricities his unusual harmonic progressions and the cool simplicty of his melodies. his music had an influence on Debussy Ravel and John Cage among others. In 1888 Satie composed his three Gymnopedies followed two years later by the Gnossiennes. Simple delicate and gentle these six pieces contain a charm that is hauntingly beautiful enabling new discoveries to be made with each playing.

Beginning pianists of all ages will cherish this excellent compilation of classics. Each piece was carefully selected and simplified to help students develop their skills. Many of the greatest composersâ??J. S. Bach Beethoven Brahms Mendelssohn Mozart Rimsky-Korsakov Rachmaninoff Tchaikovsky and othersâ??are represented by several pieces each some newly adapted for the piano. Composers and works not usually featured in beginner's books include pieces by Borodin Gluck Rameau and Tallis.Well-known classics include Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Debussy's Claire de Lune Moussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition Satie'sGymnopedie No. 1 Schumann's Child Falling Asleep and 'Spring' from Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Several orchestral pieces have been newly adapted for the piano including 'Dance of the Swan' from Swan Lake 'Aquarium' from Carnival of the Animals 'Largo' from Xerxes and 'Waltz of the Flowers' from The Nutcracker.Dover Original.

The Trois Gymnopedies from 1888 certainly rank among Satie's most popular works. Although written for the piano the flute is a particularly suitable instrument for capturing the calm almost simple solemnity of these pieces. Middle grade flautists will welcome this opportunity to play these beautiful pieces.

The renowned pianist Hans-Günter Heumann has arranged these 30 contemporary Piano classics which are some of the greatest hits of modern composers, inspired by minimalism and drawing on many other genres. Including arrangements of Einaudi, Yiruma and Yann Tiersen among many others, Piano Pur features many songs to soothe the soul. The most acclaimed composers of the genre like Dustin O'Halloran, Ludovico Einaudi, Yann Tiersen and Philip Glass are represented here, with beautiful arrangements by Heumann. The repetitive structures build rhythms and melodies that envelop the listener, resulting in wonderful pieces of music that are as enjoyable to play as they are simply to listen to. The juxtaposition of patterns and motifs create relaxing and joyful music that may come under the genre of 'miminalism', but is far from simplistic. Featuring songs like River Flows In You, Nightbook, Metamorphosis One and Three as well as Erik Satie's masterful Gymnopédie #1, Piano Pur is a wonderful selection of the most beautiful contemporary classical pieces, as well as three original compositions by Heumann himself. Featuring a unique MP3 CD with full demonstrations as well, this songbook has everything you might need to learn how to play these fantastic songs on Piano./ Recueil / Piano