Piano — Practical study pieces
Late 19th-century French · 1888

Gymnopédie No. 1

E. Satie

Key
D
Time
3/4
Tempo
♩=60
AO focus
AO2

Incipit

Form

Slow, lyrical piano piece. Sparse, almost minimal texture. ABA.

Teaching points

  • Sparse minimal texture
  • Pre-modernist piano
  • Grade 5 standard
Full score ↓Public domain

Roziau 1888, PD.

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