Gymnopédie No. 1
E749115
Gymnopédie No. 1 is a gentle, melancholic piano piece by French composer Erik Satie, renowned for its simple, haunting melody and pioneering role in ambient and minimalist music.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gymnopédies | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century composition
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classical music piece ⓘ musical composition ⓘ solo piano piece ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 3 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposerPeriod | Satie’s early period ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | precursor to ambient music ⓘ |
| characteristic |
haunting atmosphere
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simple melody ⓘ slow tempo ⓘ sparse texture ⓘ |
| composer | Erik Satie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| era | late Romantic ⓘ |
| genre |
classical
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early ambient music ⓘ minimalist music ⓘ |
| hasArrangement | orchestral arrangement by Claude Debussy ⓘ |
| hasCatalog | Satie Gymnopédies set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | iconic piano miniature ⓘ |
| hasForm | binary-like form ⓘ |
| hasMood |
dreamlike
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introspective ⓘ |
| hasPedagogicalUse | intermediate piano repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
ambient music
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minimalism ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformed | yes ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRecorded | yes ⓘ |
| isPopularInMedia | yes ⓘ |
| key | D major ⓘ |
| languageOfTempoMarking | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
economy of musical material
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pioneering role in ambient music ⓘ use of unresolved harmonies ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Gymnopédies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | piano solo ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Three Gymnopédies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| style |
gentle
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melancholic ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 3/4 ⓘ |
| typicalTempoMarking | Lent et douloureux ⓘ |
| usedAsBackgroundMusic | yes ⓘ |
| usesHarmony |
extended chords
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unconventional progressions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Piano Book
this entity surface form:
Gymnopédies