MEANDERING MUSIC - Satie Gymnopedie no. 1 - Analysis

Pianist Henrik Kilhamn attempts an analysis of Satie's emblematic and relaxing Gymnopedie no. 1. The music doesn't behave the way we expect it to; it moves around in modal ways, meandering through constantly shifting tonal centers. It's hard to even decide what key it's in because of the initial oscillation between two Maj7 chords.

0:16 introduction
2:04 Analysis
15:24 Conclusion

▶ Performance of the Gymnopédies (all three): https://youtu.be/JIfN0m6YvHo
▶ Analysis of Gnossienne no. 1: https://youtu.be/em4DWxZORI8

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Erik Satie: Gymnopedie no. 1: Lent et douloureux (1888)
Score: Peters edition, 1986, Editor: Eberhardt Klemm
Score available at: https://imslp.org.

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