Description
Another piece from the same suite, its title puns on Chabrier's orchestral showpiece "España." Borrowing the shape of a Spanish-style dance, Satie exaggerates its rhythms and harmonies to gently mock the exoticism fashionable at the time. Despite its brevity, it is busy with notes and calls for quick, precise fingerwork.
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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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