Gnossienne No.1 by Erik Satie for Guitar

Gnossienne No.1 by Erik Satie (1866-1925) arranged for classical guitar. PDF sheet music or tab edition for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation-only edition and a tab edition. Late-Intermediate (grade 7). This is a PDF download.

My PDF Sheet Music Edition

Gnossienne No.1 for Piano by Erik Satie (1866-1925) has the dedication à Roland Manuel. As with the Gymnopédies, the tempos are fairly relaxed with this one marked as Lent. The Gnossiennes, for which there are six, mainly in free time (without a time signatures or measures) and for the era experimental with form and structure. The form and term was invented by Satie. Here’s the Youtube Lesson Link if you want to watch it there.

I also have an edition of Gymnopédie No.1 if you are interested.

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Gnossienne No.1 by Erik Satie for classical guitar
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Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and publisher from Victoria, BC, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content with guitarists worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 100,000 subscribers and 14 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory for 16 years and has freelanced in Greater Victoria for 25 years. See more at his personal website.

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  1. Very nice piece, beautifully played. I like the mysterious quality. Along that line, do you have any pieces that sound middle eastern?

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