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The Velvet Gentleman
This is a recording of music not a book. I have had two copies of this recording and had hoped that it might be released on CD at some point. It is a very nice recording of the music of Erik Satie from the earl 70s ... Read more

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Advancing beginner to intermediate piano solo. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Darius Milhaud, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, Georges Auric, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Germaine Tailleferre, Michel de La Barre, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Adolphe Adam, André Campra, Reynaldo Hahn, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, Albert Roussel, Édouard Lalo, André Grétry, Ferdinand Hérold, Paul Ladmirault, Paul Dukas, Eugène Bozza, Jean Françaix, Henry Desmarest, Léo Delibes, Philippe Gaubert, Gustave Dugazon, André Messager, André Cardinal Destouches, Michel Lambert, Pierre de Bréville, Pierre Montan Berton, François Benoist, Jean-Michel Damase, Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur, Pascal Collasse, François Colin de Blamont, Pierre Guédron, Jacques Aubert, Georges Dandelot, Ferdinand Barlow, Pierre-Octave Ferroud, Albert Cahen, Antoine Boësset, François de Chancy, Adolphe Benoît Blaise, Chevalier D'herbain, Jean-Baptiste Lully Fils, Louis Lully, Jean-Louis Lully, Léon Gastinel. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Joseph Maurice Ravel (Ciboure, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 7 mars 1875 - Paris, 28 décembre 1937) était un compositeur français de l'époque moderne. Avec son aîné Claude Debussy, Ravel fut une des figures les plus influentes de la musique française de son époque et, au début du siècle, le principal représentant du courant impressionniste. Reconnu comme un maître de l'orchestration et un artisan perfectionniste, cet homme à la personnalité complexe ne s'est jamais départi d'une sensibilité et d'une expressivité qui, selon Le Robert, lui firent évoquer dans son œuvre à la fois « les jeux les plus subtils de l'intelligence » et « les épanchements les plus secrets du cœur ». L'œuvre de Ravel est le fruit d'un héritage complexe s'étendant de Couperin et Rameau jusq...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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These two fascinating works are combined into one volume that includes an interesting biography, background information on the writing of the music, indispensable performance suggestions and a listing of recommended readings and recordings. Also included is an outstanding CD recording from the Naxos label, by Hungarian pianist Klara Kormendi. She studied at the Bartok Conservatory and later at the Liszt Academy, where she received her diploma with distinction in 1967. Kormendi enjoyed early success in a number of national competitions before embarking on a career that has taken her to the major musical centers of Europe. She has recorded works by Debussy and Ravel and the complete piano music of Eric Satie. ... Read more

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions. ... Read more

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sports et divertissements
Nice edition, it would be best if the illustrations were in colours because Satie himself told that his inspiration was Frank Martin's drawings but, anyway, good score! Some of the texts are not easy to understand if you don't see the drawings. Enjoy!

deceptive
Buyer beware. These pieces are not playable unless you have magical vision or infinite patience. They are written by hand (reproductions of Satie's notation), and the notations are very small; also, the right and left hand parts are not always clearly aligned. Obviously, this is period souvenir, not a score to actually be played.

Delightful!
Each piece is one page long (that is, one page short), notated in Satie's hand, with explanatory text (a kind of narrative of each piece); on the facing page is a drawing by Charles Martin.

Here is the narrative for Ocean Bathing:

(Agitatedly)
The ocean is wide, Madame.
Anyway, it's quite deep.
Don't sit down at the bottom.
It's very damp.
Here are some good old waves.
(Diminuendo)
They are full of water.
(Holding back)
You are all wet!
Yes, sir.

Here is the table of contents:

Choral inappetissant (Unappetizing chorale)
La Balançoire (The Swing)
La Chasse (Hunting)
La Comédie italienne (Italian Comedy)
Le Réveil de la Mariée (The Awakening of the Bride)
Colin-Maillard (Blindman's Buff)
La Pêche (Fishing)
Le Yachting (Yachting)
Le Bain de mer (Ocean Bathing)
Le Carnaval (Carnival)
Le Golf (Golf)
La Pieuvre (The Octopus)
Les Courses (Racing)
Les Quatre-coins (Puss in the Corner)
Le Pique-nique (The Picnic)
Le Water-chute (Shoot-the-Chutes)
Le Tango (perpétuel) (The [Perpetual] Tango)
Le Traîneau (The Sled)
Le Flirt (Flirting)
Le Feu d'Artifice (Fireworks)
Le Tennis (Tennis)

And here is part of Satie's preface:

For the Shriveled Up and the Stupefied I have written a serious & proper chorale.This chorale is a sort of bitter preamble, a kind of austere & unfrivolous introduction.I have put into it all I know about Boredom.I dedicate this chorale to those who don't like me.I withdraw. ... Read more

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions. ... Read more

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions. ... Read more

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Easy Note Style Sheet MusicCustom Made Quality Arrangements Printed on Beautiful Colored Backgrounds ... Read more

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Easy Note Style Sheet MusicCustom Made Quality Arrangements Printed on Beautiful Colored Backgrounds ... Read more

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SATIE: Piano Sheet Music Collection on CD ~~ CONTENTS-->> *Gnosssiene I* - *Gnosssiene II* - *Gnosssiene III* - *Gymnopedie I* - *Gymnopedie II* - * - *Gymnopedie III* - *Nocturne I* - ** - *Nocturne II* - *Nocturne III* - *Sarabande I* - *Sarabande II* - *Sarabande III* - * three Valses Distinguees* - * three Veritables Preludes Flasques* - *Avant denieres Pensees* - *Chapitres Tournes en Tous Sens* - *Croquis et Agaceries d un Gros Bon homme* - *Descriptins Automatiques* - *Embryons Desseches* - *Enfantillages Pittoresques* - *Heures Seculaires et Instantanees* - *Je te veux* - *La Diva de l Empire* - *Le Fils des Etoiles* - *Menus Propos Enfantins* - *Peccadilles Importunes* - *Pieces Froides, Airs a faire fuir* - *Pieces Froides, Danses de travers* - *Poudre d Or* - *Prelude de la Porte heroique du Ciel* - *Rag Time Parade* - *Sonatine Bureaucratique* - *Sonneries de la Rose & Croix* - *Sports et Divertissements* - *Vieux Sequins et Vieilles Cuirasses* - *3 Morceaux en forme de Poire, for 4 Hands* - *Apercus Desagreables, for 4 Hands* - *En Habit de Cheval, for 4 Hands* - *La Belle Excentrique, for 4 Hands* - *Parade, for 4 Hands* ~~ **Easily: VIEW, STORE, ORGANIZE, ReOrient/ReSize & PRINT any &/or all pages directly from your computer! (includes image viewing software for free!).... Own this Enormous Sheet Music Collection (as .pdf files on CD) for a fraction of what the paper versions cost. ... Read more

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Easy Note Style Sheet MusicCustom Made Quality Arrangements Printed on Beautiful Colored Backgrounds ... Read more

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Easy Note Style Sheet MusicCustom Made Quality Arrangements Printed on Beautiful Colored Backgrounds ... Read more

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Easy Note Style Sheet MusicCustom Made Quality Arrangements Printed on Beautiful Colored Backgrounds ... Read more