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Erik Satie

From “Gymnopédie No. 1”, measure 1.

Erik Satie is represented here through music from the Impressionist period. His spare piano writing has an unmistakably individual voice. The library currently includes 18 pieces by Erik Satie.

Pieces in the library

  1. Adieu (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An early-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in Bb major, and about 30 seconds to play.

    Open score
  2. Air du poète (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in F minor, and about 30 seconds to play.

    Open score
  3. Air du rat (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in G major, and about 30 seconds to play.

    Open score
  4. Bords de l’Ilissus (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in D major, and about 6 minutes to play.

    Open score
  5. Chanson (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in D major, and about 30 seconds to play.

    Open score
  6. Chanson du chat (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in Bb major, and about 30 seconds to play.

    Open score
  7. Chez le docteur (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in C major, and about 41 seconds to play.

    Open score
  8. Danseuse (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in D major, and about 30 seconds to play.

    Open score
  9. Elégie (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    A beginner piece from the Impressionist period, in F major, and about 30 seconds to play.

    Open score
  10. Gymnopédie No. 1

    by Erik Satie

    An early-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in D major, and about 3 minutes to play.

    Satie marked this "Lent et douloureux" (slow and painful) — a spare, unhurried alternation of simple block chords and a wandering melody that deliberately avoids Romantic-era drama. Written in 1888, decades ahead of the minimalist and ambient music it now sounds like it predicted.

    Open score
  11. Je te veux (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in C major, and about 3 minutes to play.

    Open score
  12. La diva de “L’Empire” (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An upper-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in G major, and about 2 minutes to play.

    Open score
  13. La grenouille américaine (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in Ab major, and about 53 seconds to play.

    Open score
  14. L’omnibus automobile (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in Bb major, and about 30 seconds to play.

    Open score
  15. Mort de Socrate (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in A minor, and about 12 minutes to play.

    Open score
  16. Portrait de Socrate (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in F# minor, and about 4 minutes to play.

    Open score
  17. Spleen (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in Eb major, and about 30 seconds to play.

    Open score
  18. Tendrement (piano part)

    by Erik Satie

    An upper-intermediate piece from the Impressionist period, in Ab major, and about 3 minutes to play.

    Open score