Erik Satie - Ogives

Satie wrote his Ogives a few years before the notorious Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes, but he was already doing what he would come to be famous for: inventing a form of composition and naming it weirdly. An ogive, in architecture, is a curve that forms the outline of a pointed gothic arch. For that reason, and also for the reminiscence of liturgic medieval music – especially plainchant – in the Ogives, the set is interpreted as a reference to the harmony of pipe organs, reverberating in big cathedrals. Thanks for watching! Let me know your thoughts on Satie and his Ogives in the comments. Playlist: 00:00 - Ogive I (1886) 03:45 - Ogive II (1886) 08:42 - Ogive III (1886) 13:17 - Ogive IV (1886) Composer: Erik Satie (1866 – 1925) Performance: L. Sierakowski Visual content: The Chapel of the Virgin at the Eglise Saint Gervais Paris (1860), by Prosper Lafaye. If you want access to the high quality audio, please visit: https://furniture-music.bandcamp.com/