Sonneries de la Rose Croix

Trois Sonneries de la Rose+Croix ("Three Sonneries of the Rose+Cross") is a piano composition by Erik Satie, first published in 1892, while he was composer and chapel-master of the Rosicrucian "Ordre de la Rose-Croix Catholique, du Temple et du Graal", led by Sâr Joséphin Péladan.

Related Topics:
Sonnerie - Rose+Cross - Erik Satie - 1892 - Composer - Chapel-master - Joséphin Péladan

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The composition has three movements, totalling about 11 minutes execution time:

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• Air de l'Ordre ("Air of the Order")
• Air du Grand Maître ("Air of the Grand-Master")
• Air du Grand Prieur ("Air of the Grand-Prior")

A composition dated 20 January 1891, having only Modéré (Moderato) marked on the score, is generally known as as Première Pensée Rose+Croix, after its first publication in 1968.

Related Topics:
Moderato - 1968

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