Composition: 3 Gymnopédies (Satie, Erik)
| Title | Trois Gymnopédies |
| Creators | Erik Satie (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1888 |
| First published | 1888 |
| Dedication | 1. Mlle. Jeanne de Bret; 2. Conrad Satie |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Pieces |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lent et douloureux | — | D major | — |
| Lent et triste | — | C major | — |
| Lent et grave | — | A minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | mixed chorus, theremin and orchestra | Rob Saman |
| view | Complete | guitar orchestra | Steve Shorter |
| view | Complete | violin and guitar | Bernd Goldau |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| view | Complete | organ | Alain Brunet |
| view | Première, Troisième Gymnopédies | orchestra | Claude Debussy |
| view | Première, Troisième Gymnopédies | double bass and piano | Farid Zehar |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | bass flute, English horn and strings | Kees Schoonenbeek |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | harp and strings | Elaine Fine |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | accordion, percussion, guitar, violin, cello, double bass and piano | Ezequiel Diz |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Mitchell Kriegler |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | 4 guitars | Matthieu Jacquot |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | clarinet, double bass and piano | Joshua Chandra |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | 3 shōs | Fumiaki Niikura |
| view | Troisième Gymnopédie | violin and piano | Albert Stoessel |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Eric Satie | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | Complete Score · view 1ère Gymnopédie · view 2ème Gymnopédie · view 3ème Gymnopédie · view |
| view | Complete | — | Myscha Butt | 2007 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Myscha Butt | 2006 | 1ère Gymnopédie · view 2ème Gymnopédie · view 3ème Gymnopédie · view |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | — | Manuscript | 1800 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | — | Mutopia | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus, theremin and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view Source Files (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Oberwart: Orfeo Mandozzi | 2013 | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Première Gymnopédie · view Deuxième Gymnopédie · view Troisième Gymnopédie · view |
| view | Première, Troisième Gymnopédies | Arrangement for orchestra |
E. Baudoux | — | Orchestral Score (as I and II) · view Complete Parts · view Orchestral score (as I and II) · view Orchestral score (as I and II) · view Color cover · view |
| view | Première, Troisième Gymnopédies | Arrangement for double bass and piano |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | 1ère Gymnopédie (Natural Harmonics) · view 1ère Gymnopédie (Artificial Harmonics) · view 3ème Gymnopédie (Natural Harmonics) · view 3ème Gymnopédie (Artificial Harmonics) · view |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | Arrangement for bass flute, English horn and strings |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | Arrangement for harp and strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | Arrangement for accordion, percussion, guitar, violin, cello, double bass and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Keyboard · view Hand Saw · view Bandoneon · view Electric Guitar · view Violin · view Cello · view Bass · view |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn (F) · view |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn (F) · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | Arrangement for 4 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | Arrangement for clarinet, double bass and piano |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Première Gymnopédie | Arrangement for 3 shōs |
Fumiaki Niikura | 2016 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Troisième Gymnopédie | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1918 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Color Cover · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Boston Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Serge Koussevitzky (conductor) | For Orchestra (Debussy) | Gymnopédie No.1 · file Gymnopédie No.2 · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Première Gymnopédie | — | For Saw, Cello and Tango Quintet (Diz) | Complete Recording · file | ||
| view | Synthesized | Première Gymnopédie | — | For Saw, Cello and Tango Quintet (Diz) | Complete Performance · file | ||
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Première Gymnopédie | — | For Bass Flute, English Horn and Strings (Schoonenbeek) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Première Gymnopédie | — | For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Rondeau) | Synthesized performance · file |
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