Complete Organ Works Book 2 - Alain Debussy Satie’s principle of stringing together

Satie’s principle of stringing together musical units rather than forcing them to develop later proved groundbreaking for many musical movements of the twentieth century

Both are organised in ascending difficulty

dotted rhythms

characteristics which are also reflected in the virtuoso piano accompaniment

ideally suited for individual and group instruction

Complete Organ Works Book 2 - Alain Debussy Satie’s principle of stringing togetherJehan Alain, a pupil of Marcel Dupr, came from a family of musicians near Paris. His works display literary influences as well as the influence of Gregorian chant, early music, impressionism, jazz, non European rhythms and tonal systems. His treatment of the organ, almost chamber music like, shows a stylistic departure from the romantic orchestral type of organ composition. This is accompanied by a change of direction to an idealised sound which