{"id":7379,"date":"2026-04-06T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=7379"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:18:47","slug":"arachnophonia-erik-satie-parade-relache-ballets-and-gymnopedies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2026\/04\/arachnophonia-erik-satie-parade-relache-ballets-and-gymnopedies\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia: Erik Satie “Parade, Rel\u00e2che Ballets, and Gymnop\u00e9dies”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> (\u201cArachno\u201d = spider \/ \u201c-phonia\u201d = sound) is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n

All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to additional relevant<\/a> information from<\/a> around the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia<\/a> is by student manager Julie (class of 2028) and features some of the works of French composer Erik Satie on vinyl<\/a>. Thanks, Julie!<\/em><\/p>\n

Erik Satie<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Parade, Rel\u00e2che Ballets, and Gymnop\u00e9dies<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Erik<\/p>\n

Erik Satie\u2019s \u201cParade,\u201d \u201cRel\u00e2che,\u201d and \u201cGymnop\u00e9dies\u201d<\/a> are some of the most dynamically rich and musically innovative pieces I\u2019ve had the pleasure of listening to. Prior to discovering this vinyl<\/a>, I had heard some of Satie\u2019s music before (mostly through social media) and had appreciated the atmospheric and slightly ambiguous nature of the chords; however, based on my experience with the \u201cGymnop\u00e9dies<\/a>,\u201d the strongest feelings that came to mind while listening had been limited to \u201ccentered,\u201d \u201csurreal\u201d, and maybe a little \u201cunnerved.\u201d After making my way through the tracks on the vinyl<\/a>, however, I discovered a different side of Satie<\/a> that captured my interest and inspired me to write this blog post!<\/p>\n

\u201cParade<\/a>,\u201d performed by the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra<\/a> and conducted by Louis Auriacombe<\/a> is one of Satie\u2019s later works, and is the original music created for the 1917 satirical ballet by the same name. In contrast to some of his earlier works of a more \u201cminimalist\u201d style, \u201cParade\u201d features dynamic and emotional highs and lows that, at one point, had me literally jumping out of my seat. While I enjoyed trying to use \u201cParade<\/a>\u201d for studying, I found myself spending more time listening to it than I did doing anything else. <\/p>\n

If I had to choose one word to describe Satie and his music, I would pick \u201cmoody.\u201d I can\u2019t say that I would necessarily recommend this vinyl to someone in need of cheering up, but I would absolutely send it in the direction of any music lover who\u2019s interested in jumping on Satie\u2019s musical roller coaster of emotions. If you end up listening, I hope you enjoy the ride!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note: Arachnophonia (\u201cArachno\u201d = spider \/ \u201c-phonia\u201d = sound) is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library\u2018s collection. All links included in these … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15223,15242],"tags":[61217,232024,162521,227047,15326,162466,162523,232135,232393,61300,92864,232392,232394,231324,232259,231329,230949,232185],"class_list":["post-7379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collection","category-promotional","tag-arachnophonia","tag-arachnophonia-25-26","tag-ballet-music","tag-ballets","tag-classical-music","tag-erik-satie","tag-gymnopedies","tag-julie","tag-louis-auriacombe","tag-orchestral-music","tag-parade","tag-paris-conservatoire-orchestra","tag-relache","tag-vinyl","tag-vinyl-collection","tag-vinyl-lp","tag-vinyl-records","tag-vinyl-revival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7379"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7385,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7379\/revisions\/7385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}