Gnossienne No. 3

Satie's third Gnossienne, dated 1890 and published with the first two as Trois Gnossiennes by Rouart, Lerolle in Paris in 1913. Marked Lent, it has no time signature and no barlines: a slow melody winds over steady chords in the left hand, guided by Satie's own odd instructions to the player, such as Conseillez-vous soigneusement (take careful counsel), Ouvrez la tête (open your head) and Enfouissez le son (bury the sound). This edition follows the 1913 Rouart, Lerolle print.