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From: hsu@cvl.UUCP (Dave Hsu)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: Re: What is this piece?
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Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 11:41:16 EST
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> I heard this on the radio this morning - I think I've got it more
> or less correct.  Its a piano piece played at 60-80 crochets per minute,
> with a subdued string accompanyment.  What is it?  I think it may be Sartie
> but I'm not at all sure.   Here is how it opens...
> 
> 	3
> 		E G F | E B C | A B C | G
> 	4
> 
> all evenly played crochets except the last which is a dotted minim.


As you suspect, it is from Erik Satie's Three Gymnopydies (sp?)
Well, mostly, since it actually starts on the second beat.

-Dave
hsu @ cvl