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
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Average duration (sec)
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Composition types Pieces
Period Romantic
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Sections

Title
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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 (click to view)
View Complete Complete Score (scan)
View Complete Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises 2006 Complete Score
View Complete Winterthur: Orfeo Mandozzi 2014 Complete Score
View Complete selections Nos.1–3
View Complete selections Mutopia 1. Lent
2. Avec étonnement
3. Lent
View Complete selections Paris: Musique Contemporaine 1968 Nos.4–6
View Complete Arrangement for flute and guitar
by Bernd Goldau
Complete Score
View Gnossiennes No.1-3 Arrangement for clarinet and piano
by Olivier Meige
Complete Score and Clarinet (B) Part
View Gnossiennes No.1-3 Arrangement for cello and piano
by Orfeo Mandozzi
Winterthur: Orfeo Mandozzi 2014 Piano Score
Cello
View Gnossienne (No.1) Arrangement for violin and guitar
by Matthew Dakoutros
Matthew Dakoutros 2015 Complete Score
View Gnossienne No.2 Arrangement for 3 flutes and strings Complete Score
Complete Parts
View Gnossienne No.2 Arrangement for guitar
by Bernhard Manger
Complete Score
View Gnossienne No.3 Arrangement for 8 recorders
by Christian Mondrup
Complete Score (SSAATTBgB recorders)
Descant recorder 1-2
Treble recorder 1-2
Tenor recorder 1-2
Bass recorder and Great bass recorder
Engraving files (M-Tx)
View Gnossienne No.3 Arrangement for 3 violins, viola and double bass
by Matthew Dakoutros
Complete Score
Violin 1
Violin 2
Violin 3
Viola (Tremble Clef)
Double Bass
View Gnossienne No.5 Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn
by Michel Rondeau
Complete Score
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in B
Horn (F)
Bassoon
Engraving files (Finale)

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionPerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Carl Banner, piano Nos.1–3
View Elisabetta Cavaleri, performer Gnossienne No.1
View Synthesized Selections (Nos.1-3) For Cello and Piano (Mandozzi) MIDI Performance
View MIDI Gnossienne No.3 For 8 Recorders (Mondrup) MIDI Performance
View Synthesized Gnossienne No.5 For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Rondeau) Synthesized performance


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