Although Satie took the classical form as a model for his ?Sonatine?, it is quintessentially an ironic work. The composer, who later in life liked to be seen walking through the streets wearing a stiff collar and bowler hat, included lines of text between the staves that describe the day of a typical Parisian bureaucrat.
The bureaucrat sits in a chair with green silk sleeve guards and dreams of being promoted. ?Next door a piano is playing Clementi?? and at this point parodied echoes of Clementi?s popular Sonatine op. 36/1 can actually be heard. Ulrich Krämer provides knowledgeable background information in the preface to our edition that will enable a better understanding of Satie?s work.
The bureaucrat sits in a chair with green silk sleeve guards and dreams of being promoted. ?Next door a piano is playing Clementi?? and at this point parodied echoes of Clementi?s popular Sonatine op. 36/1 can actually be heard. Ulrich Krämer provides knowledgeable background information in the preface to our edition that will enable a better understanding of Satie?s work.
Sonatine Bureaucratique
| Arrangement | Piano |
| Genres | Post-1900 |
| Format | Instrumental Work |
| Level | 3 |
| NumberOfPages | 16 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Series | Henle Urtext Editions |
| Publisher | Henle Verlag |
| Contributors | Satie, Erik (Composer) |
| Language | English, French, German |
| ISMN | 9790201810751 |