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Vexations


 

Vexations is a noted work by Erik Satie. It consists of a short chordal passage, and is intended to be repeated 840 times.

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Erik Satie - Chordal passage

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On the score, it is written that "Pour se jouer 840 fois de suite ce motif, il sera bon de se préparer au préalable, et dans le plus grand silence, par des immobilités sérieuses": "In order to play this motif 840 times consecutively to oneself, it will be useful to prepare oneself beforehand, and in utter silence, by grave immobilities."

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