Erik Satie
Cold Pieces

About Erik Satie's Cold Pieces

The two sets of “Pièces froides” from 1897, like so many of his collections, reflect Satie’s interest in the number three. (3 Sarabandes, 3 Gymnopedies, etc).
They are similar to the earlier pieces in that they tend to present a single musical idea from a number of different perspectives. The “Danses de travers” (Crooked Dances) are formally looser and features more harmonic movement than the “Airs à faire fuir” (Tunes to Make You Run Away).