What does the word gnossienne mean?
Romantic Period Piano Music
The word "gnossienne" describes several pieces of piano music composed by Satie that didn't fit into any of the existing styles of classical music like a piano prelude or a sonata.
What is gnossienne No 1 used in?
Gymnopédies have been heard in numerous movies and television shows. Examples include Louis Malle's My Dinner with Andre, the French thriller Diva, the documentary Man on Wire, Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums, and Woody Allen's Another Woman, all of which use Gymnopédie No. 1 in their soundtracks.
Is gnossienne a real word?
Gnossienne, however, was a word that did not exist before Satie used it as a title for a composition. The word appears to derive from gnosis. ... Several archeological sites relating to that theme were famously excavated around the time that Satie composed the Gnossiennes.