The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist, Erik Satie. Collectively, the Gymnopédies are regarded as the precursors to modern ambient music - gentle yet somewhat eccentric pieces which, when composed, defied the classical tradition. With a hollow, but eerily...
Composer: Satie, ErikArranger: Maiden Mueller, SpikeEnsemble: Horn and PianoGenre: ClassicalGrade: 4Duration: 6.5Model: AOS1580
Erik Satie was an important member of the early 20-century French avant-garde, and is considered a forerunner of such later artistic movements as minimalism, repetitive music, and the Theatre of the Absurd, having friends in both Dada and Surrealist circles. His Gymnopédies are piano compositions written at the turn of...
