[net.music.classical] What is this piece?

marcus@pyuxt.UUCP (M. G. Hand) (01/11/85)

I heard this on the radio this morning - I think I've got it more
or less correct.  Its a piano piece played at 60-80 crochets per minute,
with a subdued string accompanyment.  What is it?  I think it may be Sartie
but I'm not at all sure.   Here is how it opens...

	3
		E G F | E B C | A B C | G
	4

all evenly played crochets except the last which is a dotted minim.

	Ta very much,
			marcus
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		Marcus Hand	{ihnp4!}pyuxt!marcus

hsu@cvl.UUCP (Dave Hsu) (01/14/85)

> I heard this on the radio this morning - I think I've got it more
> or less correct.  Its a piano piece played at 60-80 crochets per minute,
> with a subdued string accompanyment.  What is it?  I think it may be Sartie
> but I'm not at all sure.   Here is how it opens...
> 
> 	3
> 		E G F | E B C | A B C | G
> 	4
> 
> all evenly played crochets except the last which is a dotted minim.


As you suspect, it is from Erik Satie's Three Gymnopydies (sp?)
Well, mostly, since it actually starts on the second beat.

-Dave
hsu @ cvl