Regrets des enfermés (Jonas et Latude)

History

In the last of Satie's Chapitres, the score imagines the biblical Jonah and French prisoner Latude as kindred captives. They trade identities in the written directions, each wishing to escape into daylight.

Sources

• mutopiaproject.org/piece-info.cgi
• mutopiaproject.org/Regrets-a4.pdf
• imslp.org

What to listen for

1. 1

   Low singles alternate with fuller replies

   At the start, the active track alternates low single attacks with higher chord groups. Hear the low notes as anchors and the fuller sounds as replies.

2. 2

   The delayed entrance adds a new layer

   Another track enters later with alternating multi-note groups while the first track continues single pitches. Listen for the added layer without making the earlier pattern disappear.

How to practise it

1. Play the opening low attacks alone in their original spacing. Add each higher chord reply between them, then repeat the complete alternation without shortening the low notes to rush toward the chords.
2. Practise the later multi-note groups alone, then combine them with the continuing single-pitch layer. Check which attacks coincide and which fall between the single notes.

How hard is it

About this piece

Collection

French piano colors

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0

Source

mutopiaproject.org

Credit

“Regrets des Enfermés (Janas et Latude)” by E. Satie (1866 to 1925). Mutopia edition maintained by Knute Snortum. Source: https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=2027. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Changes to the supplied file: none; any later conversion or edit must be disclosed separately.

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