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The short answer
Le Piccadilly is a piece by Erik Satie from the Late Romantic and Impressionist era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.
- piano piece
- Late Romantic and Impressionist
- dancing
- playful
- octaves
- scales runs
Also known as Le piccadilly - Erik Satie.
History
Le Piccadilly is catalogued here as a piano piece by Erik Satie. It is a separately titled keyboard piece. The linked exact-score page supplies the title and CC0 claim; the original work and any later editorial changes are separate questions.
Sources
What to listen for
A tiny lead-in opens the dance
Three very short notes lead into a leaping figure doubled an octave apart. Hear the lead-in as part of the gesture, not three heavy extra beats.
Broad chords follow the quick line
The next source region moves from shorter notes into a large upper chord and low octave sound. Listen for the change of weight without slowing every quick note before it.
How to practise it
- Practise the main octave-doubled figure without the grace-note lead-in as a temporary exercise, then restore all three written grace notes. Check that the lead-in connects to the first main attack rather than adding three extra beats.
- Play the short opening notes through the upper chord and low octave arrival, stopping at that arrival as an exercise. Repeat with the source note lengths intact, then continue without the temporary stop.
How hard is it
The opening doubles a quick lead-in and leaping figure an octave apart across the staves, then combines broad chord attacks with chromatic sixteenth-note motion. Coordinated register shifts and rhythmic clarity support an intermediate-to-advanced estimate.
About this piece
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- musescore.com
More by Erik Satie
- Gymnopédie No. 3Level 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Gymnopédie No. 1Level 4, estimatedOpen to everyone
- Gnossienne No. 2Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
