French composer and pianist Erik Satie  was a colourful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde. His work was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, repetitivemusic, and the Theatre of the Absurd. An eccentric,  Satie  was introduced as a 'gymnopedist' in 1887, shortly before writing his most famous compositions, the Trois Gymnopédies . The three short, atmospheric pieces in ¾ time are now published as part of the Promenade Series of Pian...

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