Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No.1 ( Orchestra )

Title: Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No.1 ( Orchestra )

From Wikipedia, The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist, Erik Satie.

These short, atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4 time, with each sharing a common theme and structure. Collectively, the Gymnopédies are regarded as the precursors to modern ambient music[citation needed] - gentle yet somewhat eccentric pieces which, when composed, defied the classical tradition. For instance, the first few bars feature a disjunct chordal theme in the bass - first, a G-major 7th in the bass, and then a B-minor chord, also in the lower register. Then comes the one-note theme in D major. Although the collection of chords at first seems too complex to be harmonious, the melody soon imbues the work with a soothing atmospheric quality.

Satie himself used the term "furniture music" to refer to some of his pieces, implying they could be used as mood-setting background music. However, Satie used this term to refer to only some of his later, 20th century compositions, without specific reference to the Gymnopédies as background music. From the second half of the 20th century on, the Gymnopédies were often erroneously described as part of Satie's body of furniture music, perhaps due to John Cage's interpretation of them.

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[JesikkaNicole]

So beautiful. It makes doing my homework so much more enjoyable. :3

[JipvS95]

Seriously, why is everybody talking about "good" musical taste? Of course we are all here because we like classical music, but is there really something in it why you could possibly call it better then other music, in a subjective way?

I like this music more, but everyone's got his/her own taste in music, and I respect that. Because after all, wouldn't the world be boring when everybody would like the same music?

Just listen to the music you like and enjoy it.

[dopewords]

i wish someone would write something beautiful in the comments so i can read it and love it and like them... :(

[pineapplepeanuts]

@Frenchkisssss Don't forget about Ravel, he's underrated :-) I think it was those Frenchmen who wanted to step up against the likes of Richard Wagner during this era. The results are some of the most beautiful music ever composed

[MusicalGirl2311]

The tempo's too fast, and this is the only video where it actually has an orchestra instead of the piano.

[Lowellrefugee]

Incredibly beatuifu! I can't get enough!!!



[Frenchkisssss]

i didnt know he was French , i think that is cool , because my country isn't reputed for classical music . There is of course Debusy or Charpentier but German and Austrian classical music are wider than french one .

[OriginalThannix]

@judenihal it's a stretch.. but i checked out the song, it's catchy

[unepetitecolombe]

I believe in "good" musical tastes. I respect other people's opinions and enjoy a wide variety of music myself but I don't believe modern music should even be labelled as music when it is crated almost entirely by computers, that's not art. The music now is basically all a marketing scheme and has no heart. I won't say literally everything being produced today is bad, there are some underground artists who have true feelings and meaning to their song and many good classical composers.

[ughhhh123456789]

im gunna attempt to ruin the mood and point out that the like bar looks like a blunt!

[GTA5WASHINGTONDC]

I finally found this song and damn i found this on coincedence :p

[Roman3335]

Beautiful!