Music Gymnopédies
bars 3–10 of satie s gymnopédie no. 1 (urtext edition)
these short, atmospheric pieces written in 3
4 time, each sharing common theme , structure.
the melodies of pieces use deliberate, mild, dissonances against harmony, producing piquant, melancholy effect matches performance instructions, play each piece painfully (douloureux), sadly (triste), or gravely (grave). first few bars of gymnopédie no. 1 consist of alternating progression of 2 major seventh chords, first on subdominant, g, , second on tonic, d.
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