Composer: Erik Satie Pianist: Klára Körmendi
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Erik Satie “Gymnopédies”
The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by Erik Satie.
Satie was a colorful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde. He was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, repetitive music and the Theatre of the Absurd.
Paintings: Édouard Cortès
What Is Impressionism In Music?
Impressionism in art is fairly easy to describe: thin brush strokes, obscured edges, the play of light. Impressionism in music is harder to articulate.
Impressionism in art is fairly easy to describe: thin brush strokes, obscured edges, the play of light.
Impressionism in music is harder to articulate. Composer Claude Debussy translated visual ambiguity to music by unrooting time. There are no hard edges. The music is dreamy. It’s often hard to find the beat.
The Impressionist composers — Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel in particular, but also Erik Satie and Gabriel Faure — took their inspiration from many of the same places that Impressionist painters did: nature. Debussy was particularly inspired by water.
Symbolist poets of the day also influenced Impressionist composers. Paul Verlaine’s “Clair de Lune” and Stéphane Mallarmé’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” were beautiful, but obscure, as is Debussy’s music based on these poems.
And finally, Impressionist composers paid attention to how music vibrated in the body. You’ll hear the lowest notes on the piano played in conjunction with the highest notes. Feeling the music was almost as important as hearing it. LISTEN HERE
Source: What Is Impressionism In Music? | Colorado Public Radio
The Top Uses of Erik Satie Compositions in Movies or TV
Erik Satie was a French composer who was considered to be a bit of an eccentric person as well. His music is quite capable of lulling a person to sleep or calming them down in a manner that is rather quiet and even unassuming. It’s simply THERE, in a quiet, off-handed way that doesn’t make too many demands and doesn’t offer empty promises that can’t be filled. Keep in mind I’m describing my own reaction to it, but you might have a different one if you listen. To be honest it seems very light and quite pleasant to the ear.
It’s not something that needs to be taken lightly but it is something that make a good background [ . . . ]
Hear all 10 Satie compositions at: The Top Uses of Erik Satie Compositions in Movies or TV
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