Gymnopedie No. 1

Satie, who hardly had any solid musical training, lived in Paris for almost all his life and developed a new musical style in deliberate rejection of the German Romanticism of his time. Classical form models, new harmonies, stylistic ease, meditative and clownish elements amalgamated in an original way. The perfect example being his Three Gymnopedies of 1888, the first of which was here arranged for a solo instrument with piano accompaniment. Thus, it is now possible, even for non-pianists, to play this famous miniature by Satie. Thanks to its easy playability, it can also be used for educational purposes.