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Gnossienne No. 1 — mysterious melody

Play Erik Satie’s hypnotic, shadowy 1890 piano melody, adapted in A minor for clean reading.

Next stepsErik Satie · Opening eight-bar theme in A minor · piano one handPiano · One hand · A minor · 4/4

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Try it at the keyboard

  1. Notice the D♯ in bars 2 and 6 — that augmented fourth interval gives Satie’s music its eerie, ancient colour.
  2. Keep a slow, steady pulse and let the long notes breathe.
  3. Play with a soft, unhurried touch.

About this score

Transposed from F minor (four flats) to A minor and barred in 4/4 so learners can explore Satie’s modal intervals clearly.

Composed by Erik Satie (1890); source edition by Mutopia Project. Public domain composition and source edition. Teaching arrangement by NotePlayMusic.

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