The "Gnossiennes" are a six-part work by Erik Satie. They were composed between 1890 and 1897; the first three were published in 1893 and the last three in 1968 only.
Satie invents a new name of original form, derived from the word gnosis. Indeed, Satie is involved in this moment of his life in sects and Gnostic movements. However, some published versions claim that the word derives from the Cretan Knossos or gnossus, and links the Gnossiennes to Theseus, Ariane and the myth of the Minotaur.
The musical vocabulary of the Gnossiennes is a continuation of that of the Gymnopédies (an evolution that began with "Les Ogives") and leads to more harmonic experimentation in compositions like the Gothic Dances. These series of compositions are characteristic of Satie in his serious manner, and in this sense differ from his chamber compositions as Waltz (1885 published in 1887), cabaret (the waltz "Je te Veux",you already know 😉 ), his Cantorum for solo piano, or his Flaccid Preludes (1912).
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