| Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), 21 pieces for piano (1914) 1. Choral inappétissant 2. La Balancoire 3. La Chasse 4. La Comédie Italienne 5. Le Réveil de la Mariée 6. Colin-Maillard 7. La Pêche 8. Le Yachting 9. Le Bain de mer 10. Le Carnaval 11. Le Golf 12. La Pieuvre 13. Les Courses 14. Les Quatre-Coins 15. Le Pique-nique 16. Le Water-chute 17. Le Tango 18. Le Traîneau 19. Le Flirt 20. Le Feu d'Artifice 21. Le Tennis Yitkin Seow, piano Sports et divertissements is a collection of 21 pieces for piano. These pieces are miniatures, and they combine music, poetry, calligraphy, and art in a charming and intimate way. Each piece in this set is very short, none more than four lines long, and each is accompanied by a small poem, and by Satie's irreverent verbal commentary. When the work was first published, it appeared with in Satie's own hand, the music written in his idiomatic, calligraphic style, with red and black ink. It is also important to note that, along with the poetry, calligraphy, and commentary, each piece of music is accompanied by a tiny sketch. With each piece, there is at least some connection between the music and the events or characters depicted in the accompanying poem. For example, in "Le Water-Chute," Satie depicts a waterfall with obvious descending scales; in "La Peche," the struggle between a fisherman and his would-be catch is depicted through the use of subtle ostinatos suggesting water, and short, skittish musical figures ... |
