萨蒂 “官僚”小奏鸣曲--为钢琴而作

Erik Satie

Sonatine bureaucratique

Editor: Ulrich Kramer

Fingering: Pascal Rogé

Urtext Edition, paperbound

Pages: 16 (VI, 10), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm

Order no. HN 1075 · ISMN 979-0-2018-1075-1

Level of difficulty (Piano): medium (Level 3/4)

Although Satie took the classical form as a model for his “Sonatine”, it is quintessentially an ironic work. The composer, who later in life liked to be seen walking through the streets wearing a stiff collar and bowler hat, included lines of text between the staves that describe the day of a typical Parisian bureaucrat. The bureaucrat sits in a chair with green silk sleeve guards and dreams of being promoted. “Next door a piano is playing Clementi”… and at this point parodied echoes of Clementi’s popular Sonatine op. 36/1 can actually be heard. Ulrich Krämer provides knowledgeable background information in the preface to our edition that will enable a better understanding of Satie’s work.