Satie's Je Te Veux

Je Te Veux (French for "I Want You") is a waltz composed by Érik Satie, probably in 1897. Satie composed various versions of the piece: for piano and voice, for solo piano, for an orchestra of brass instruments, and for full orchestra. Henry Pacory wrote the lyrics to the version for piano and voice.

Érik Satie (1866 – 1925) was a French composer and pianist, as well as a colorful figure in the early twentieth century Parisian avant-garde. He is perhaps best known for his short piano pieces, such as the Gnossiennes.

Averse to the Romanticism of Richard Wagner, he produced fascinating music of a simple, timeless, directionless, repetitious, eccentric, whimsical, satirical, and humorous nature. He was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, repetitive music, and the Theatre of the Absurd.

Tutorials

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