Gymnopédie Beginning Overview

Gymnopédie #1 - Erik Satie

Gymnopédie #1 - Erik Satie

Gymnopédie Beginning Overview                               

Recording by: Randy Wilson

Details of Passage Depicted

This is a Landscape layout, with the beginning notes forming a diagonal line across the foreground.

Two parts have been portrayed separately.

The melody, played by an oboe is portrayed in orange and white rock.

The keyboard accompaniment is portrayed in blue gray moon rock.

The smaller rocks on the right side are overtones of the fundamental notes in the middle and on the left.

The ground plain does not represent the analyzed music. Only the three dimensional shapes represent the music.

Notes about the Music and the Portrayal

Gymnopédie #1 is Erik Satie’s most famous piece. From a collection based on the Greek modes, #1 has a melody that is beloved around the world. In this portrait, that melody has been separated from the accompaniment to show the contours of each instrument more clearly. The overtones of both instruments blend and meld in different sections of the music, creating very unusual formations.