Monday, November 10, 2008
The 'trois Gnossiennes' (1890) is a ordered of dance-like pieces of kindred character, aforementioned the primeval imperturbable 'trois Sarabandes' (1887) and 'trois Gymnopdies' (1888). The 'trois Gnossiennes' were prototypal publicised by composer as a ordered finished Rouart, Lerolle & Cie. in 1913.
The Gnossiennes move in the minimalist call of the Gymnopdies but add ornaments that provide the pieces a destinctly oriental feel. Although the pieces are apparently imperturbable in a 4/4 instance signature, composer did not inform it in the score. He also omitted barlines, leaving digit bounteous ar for the whole piece. This gives the notion of enthusiastic immunity for the pianist. The comments cursive above the score, aforementioned 'Du pugilism de la pense' (from the counsel of the thought) and 'Postulez en vous mme' (wonder most yourself) also provide much shack for interpretation. This has proven to be genuine since there are some pieces in pianissimo literature that hit been interpretated in much different structure as the Gnossiennes.
The study 'Gnossiennes' crapper be explained in binary ways. The ancient Hellenic word for 'knowledge' is 'gnosis'. unorthodoxy was the study of a religious-philosophical belief which has its origins in Hellenic belief as substantially as primeval faith and person Apocalyptic thoughts. In this belief 'Gnosis' stands for 'True knowledge', which is questionable to advance Negro to genuine emancipation. unorthodoxy also played a enthusiastic persona in the beliefs of Josphin Pladan's (1859-1918) 'Rose et croix' sect. Satie's cooperation with Pladan led him to verify an welfare in partly-heretical views. It is doable that the denomination of these entireness is an hommage to gnosticism.
The most ordinary account still is that the denomination refers to the usage dances performed by the inhabitants of the island of Crete, with its capitol municipality Knossos, famous in Hellenic mythology for the programme of its labyrinth, Theseus and the minotaur. In 1890 island was in the programme because of archeologic excavations. Other entireness by composer from the aforementioned punctuation were titled after dances as well. Namely the 'Sarabande', a diversion which was prototypal introduced in Portugal in 1586 and the 'Gymnopdie' which has its origins in ancient Sparta. Even so, it is rattling implausible that Satie, a member of the 'Rose et croix' from 1891 to 1892, was unmindful of the gnosticism traffic when the ordinal Gnossienne was prototypal publically performed in 1893.
In 1967 french composer parliamentarian Caby (1905-1992) revealed some of Satie's posthumous and ofttimes untitled works, condemned from sketchbooks and manuscripts. He titled threesome of these pieces Gnossienne. These became Gnossienne 4, 5 and 6 respectively. The example famous as the ordinal Gnossienne was imperturbable in 1891, the ordinal in 1889 and the ordinal in 1897. These pieces were prototypal publicised in 1968 by ed. Salabert.
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