For the second consecutive edition of Open Mic Adventures, I’m diving back into 2022 and pieces from my my modern classical piano project, Péchés d’âge moyen, which I released on 4 March 2022. This week, I’m featuring one of my favorite pieces, “Satiean Motion.”
The piece takes its name from the works of French composer Erik Satie, who is perhaps best known for his piece Gymnopedie No. 1:
“Satiean Motion” possesses something of the tick-tocking back-and-forth of Satie’s piece, so I named it honor of the eccentric composer. Listen for yourself:
As a little bonus, here is the original handwritten manuscript from 15 February 2022. Measures 5 and 6 had some rewrites, so the melody moves to Ab, Bb, C, and B natural, the first three notes against an Ab major chord, the B natural against a G major:
The piece should be played with heavy pedal, for anyone looking to learn this twelve-measure piano miniature. If you play it, pleas send me a video or recording; I’d love to post it here to the blog! Just play the listed chords in the left hand.
Happy Listening!
—TPP
Other Editions of Open Mic Adventures:
- “Open Mic Adventures I: Oingo Boingo’s ‘Just Another Day’“
- “Open Mic Adventures II: Billy Joel’s ‘Piano Man’“
- “Open Mic Adventures III: Joanie Sommers’s ‘Johnny Get Angry’“
- “Open Mic Adventures IV: KISS’s ‘I Still Love You’“
- “Open Mic Adventures V: ‘There’s a Light (Over at the Frankenstein Place)’“
- “Open Mic Adventures VI: Journey’s ‘Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’“
- “Open Mic Adventures VII: ‘Suite: Judy Blue Eyes’“
- “Open Mic Adventures VIII: Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘The Sound of Silence’“
- “Open Mic Adventures IX: Journey’s ‘Faithfully’“
- “Open Mic Adventures X: ‘Time Warp’”
- “Open Mic Adventures XI: Spooktacular Supergroup Covers ‘Monster Mash’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XII: ‘Ghostly’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XIII: The Penguins’ ‘Earth Angel’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XIV: ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XV: ‘O Holy Night’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XVI: ‘Please Come Home for Christmas’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XVII: ‘L’il Divertimento in C major’“
The Portly Politico 
I’m disappointed mate. No sign in, no sign off. I’ve become accustomed to your nods to the camera, a word or two, maybe a thumbs up. What to do with you…:-) 🙂 🙂 🙂
I particularly liked how you lifted part of that tune while you were also playing the low notes. Quite haunting.
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Haha, yes! I’m a bit disappointed in 2022 Tyler, too. I suppose I wanted to invest the piece with a bit of wordless gravity.
Thank you! I was very pleased with how this recording came out. It’s a very simple piece, but it achieved the haunting quality I was hoping for.
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I learned G1 for a film audition, didn’t get the part though. Satie can kiss my grits! LOL.
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D’oh! Sorry, dude. But, hey, now you have it in your repertoire!
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