Erik Satie - Once Upon A Time in Paris

ℰ Erik Satie Gymnopedies and Gnossiennes. Did you ever watch Woody Allen’s movie “Midnight in Paris“? ● Pictures: Eduard Cortes These short, atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4 time, with each sharing a common theme and structure. ************************************************* ●Lent et douloureux (D major / D minor) ●Lent et triste (C major) ●Lent et grave (A minor) ************************************************* By the end of 1896, Satie’s popularity and financial situation were ebbing. Claude Debussy, whose popularity was rising at the time, helped draw public attention to the work of his friend. Debussy expressed his belief that the second Gymnopédie did not lend itself to orchestration. (Orchestrations of this Gymnopédie were only realised many decades later, by other composers, and not frequently performed.) Thus, in February 1897, Debussy orchestrated the third and first only, reversing the numbering: Satie’s first became Debussy’s third, and vice versa. The score was then published in 1898.