Description
This piece belongs to the suite "Sketches and Provocations of a Big Wooden Fellow," and its title translates as "Skinny Dance." Placing a lean, wiry dance inside a suite about a hulking wooden figure shows Satie's ironic sense of humor at work. Though brief, it is dense with notes and demands close attention to rhythmic nuance.
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Sheet Music
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About the Composer
Erik Satie (1866-1925)
Erik Satie was a French composer from Honfleur who worked in Montmartre's cabarets while pursuing a highly individual musical aesthetic. Known for spare, understated music and whimsically titled works, he later influenced minimalist and ambient music. This site includes 65 of his works, such as pieces from "Descriptions automatiques" and "Danse maigre."
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