Description
From the suite "Sketches and Provocations of a Big Wooden Fellow," this piece satirically fuses a Tyrolean folk dance with Turkish-flavored music. It pokes gentle fun at the exoticism fashionable in popular music of the day, with Satie's humor evident throughout. Though short, it requires clear differentiation between its contrasting musical characters.
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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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