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Erik Satie (1866–1925)

Gnossienne No. 2

Level
4 of 5
Key signature
A minor
Time
12/8
Length
34 bars
Plays in
about 3 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.

The opening bars of Gnossienne No. 2
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

  • As written372 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand286 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots193 notes
  • Right-hand melody161 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from C4 to G5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from D2 to C4, with ledger lines
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, notes held across the beat
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 4ths, 3rds (skips), 10ths, octaves, 9ths
  • Chords: inverted triads, triads
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds, hands in different rhythms, hands taking turns

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Score typeset by Frédéric Duperray for the Mutopia Project (CC BY-SA 4.0), adapted for Clefsight; our version and its easier versions are shared under the same licence; the composition is public domain: Erik Satie died in 1925. Credits