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Re: Satie Titles
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Ron Chaplin <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 31 Oct 2001 02:44:39 -0500
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Robert Peters wrote:

>Who can translate the following Satie titles resp. subtitles for me?

I've always believed that Satie chose the titles for his works, not because
they made any "sense," but because they looked nice.  Take "Three Pieces in
the Form of a Pear." What exactly is a "Gymnopedie?" Perhaps Satie chose
the names for his pieces to emphasize the fact that it is the music that is
important.

Ron Chaplin
Iselin, New Jersey, USA

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