18 July, 2010

*868 - satie

I have a new favorite composer (being able to say something like this makes one sound very much more posh than one actually is): Erik Satie.

My first dabble into playing Satie was with Armando: Satie's "trois morceaux en forme de poire"--the name in itself is brilliant! And then I found out that Gymnopedie was written by him. As well as a host of other amazing, amazing avant garde pieces, all annotated without bar lines and accompanied by scribbled remarks (poetry).


Above = what I have been working on--often, I wish my 11 year old self didn't give up on piano lessons so early (for the sake of dance! I guess if it was one or the other, I approve). Still, glad I'm able to tinker on the piano regardless.

Anyway.

Satie! My mind is blown!