Composition: Gnossiennes (Satie, Erik)
| Title | Gnossiennes |
| Creators | Erik Satie (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1889 |
| First published | 1893 |
| Dedication | No.1 à |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Pieces |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lent | — | — | — |
| 2. Avec étonnement | — | — | — |
| 3. Lent | — | — | — |
| 4. Lent | — | — | — |
| 5. Modéré | — | — | — |
| 6. Avec conviction et avec une tristesse rigoureuse | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | flute and guitar | Bernd Goldau |
| view | Gnossiennes No.1-3 | clarinet and piano | Olivier Meige |
| view | Gnossiennes No.1-3 | cello and piano | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| view | Gnossienne (No.1) | violin and guitar | Matthew Dakoutros |
| view | Gnossienne No.2 | 3 flutes and strings | — |
| view | Gnossienne No.2 | guitar | Bernhard Manger |
| view | Gnossienne No.3 | 8 recorders | Christian Mondrup |
| view | Gnossienne No.3 | 3 violins, viola and double bass | Matthew Dakoutros |
| view | Gnossienne No.5 | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Winterthur: Orfeo Mandozzi | 2014 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | Nos.1–3 · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Mutopia | — | 1. Lent · view 2. Avec étonnement · view 3. Lent · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Paris: Musique Contemporaine | 1968 | Nos.4–6 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Gnossiennes No.1-3 | Arrangement for clarinet and piano |
— | — | Complete Score and Clarinet (B) Part · view |
| view | Gnossiennes No.1-3 | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Winterthur: Orfeo Mandozzi | 2014 | Piano Score · view Cello · view |
| view | Gnossienne (No.1) | Arrangement for violin and guitar |
Matthew Dakoutros | 2015 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Gnossienne No.2 | Arrangement for 3 flutes and strings | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Gnossienne No.2 | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Gnossienne No.3 | Arrangement for 8 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score (SSAATTBgB recorders) · view Descant recorder 1-2 · view Treble recorder 1-2 · view Tenor recorder 1-2 · view Bass recorder and Great bass recorder · view Engraving files (M-Tx) · view |
| view | Gnossienne No.3 | Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and double bass |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Violin 3 · view Viola (Tremble Clef) · view Double Bass · view |
| view | Gnossienne No.5 | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet in B · view Horn (F) · view Bassoon · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Carl Banner (piano) | — | Nos.1–3 · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Elisabetta Cavaleri (performer) | — | Gnossienne No.1 · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections (Nos.1-3) | For Cello and Piano (Mandozzi) | MIDI Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Gnossienne No.3 | For 8 Recorders (Mondrup) | MIDI Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Gnossienne No.5 | For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Rondeau) | Synthesized performance · file |
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