Though his relations with them later soured, this composer was the main driving force behind the formation of Les Six.
Interpreters of this composer's music include Reinbert de Leeuw, as well as the pianist of the album After the Rain, Pascal RogÃ©. He called for instruments such as a lottery wheel, a typewriter, and a pistol in a ballet that includes "The Little American Girl" and a "Ragtime of the Steamboat." A piano piece by this composer begins with the left hand playing a low G, and then a long B minor triad in the piano's middle range. This composer of (*) "Je te veux" and Parade wrote a collection of piano pieces with tempo markings such as "slow and painfully," "slow and sad," and "slow and serious." Though his relations with them later soured, this composer was the main driving force behind the formation of Les Six. He is best-known for a collection of three very slow, ambient piano pieces whose title comes from an ancient Greek dance. For 10 points, name this composer of the Gymnopedies.
Interpreters of this composer's music include Reinbert de Leeuw, as well as the pianist of the album After the Rain, Pascal RogÃ©.
Erik Satie [or Ã‰ric Alfred Leslie Satie] 