Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Clarinet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.527945 Composed by E. Satie. Arranged by Diego Marani. Classical,Concert,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. 28 pages. Diego Marani #3859851. Published by Diego Marani (A0.527945). The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie. In February 1897, Claude Debussy orchestrated the third and first only, reversing the numbering: Satie's first became Debussy's third, and vice versa. The score was then published in 1898.These short, atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4 time, with each sharing a common theme and structure.Lent et douloureuxLent et tristeLent et graveThe melodies of the pieces use deliberate, but mild, dissonances against the harmony, producing a piquant, melancholy effect that matches the performance instructions, which are to play each piece painfully (douloureux), sadly (triste), or gravely (grave).This arrangement for clarinet quartet includes the following parts: Bb Clarinet 1 or Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3 or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet.
