List of works by Erik Satie

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The table below gives the following information for works by Erik Satie (where applicable):

  • ES. — In order of composition
  • Title — as used on IMSLP.
  • Key — the principal key of the work.
  • Date — the year(s) of composition, where known.
  • Scoring — the instrumentation used.
  • Genre — as used by IMSLP's categorization system.
  • Notes — including references to related works.
ES. No. Title Key Date Scoring Genre Notes
Allegro 1884 Piano Allegros Published in 1972
Valse-ballet 1885 Piano Waltzes Published in 1887
Fantaisie-valse 1885 Piano Waltzes Published in 1887
2 Quartets 1884 2 Violins, viola, cello Quartets Sketches only. Remains unpublished
Elégie 1887 Voice, piano Elegies Published in 1887
3 Mélodies 1887 Voice, piano Melodies Published in 1887
Chanson 1887 Voice, piano Chansons Published in 1888
3 Sarabandes 1887 Piano Sarabandes (dances) Published in 1911
4 Ogives 1886 Piano Pieces Published in 1889
3 Gymnopédies 1888 Piano Pieces Published in 1888
Gnossiennes 1889-97 Piano Pieces Published in 1893 (Nos.1-3) and 1968 (Nos.4-6)
Chanson Hongroise 1889 Piano Chansons Published in 1974
Danse 1890 Small orchestra Dances Published in 1911,added in 3 Morceaux en Forme de Poire as En Plus
Première pensée Rose+Croix 1891 Piano Pieces Published in 1968
Leit-motiv de 'Panthée' 1891 Piano Pieces Published in 1892
Prélude du 'Prince du Byzance' 1891 Piano Pieces This work was lost
Salut Drapeau! 1891 Voice, piano Pieces Published in 1968
Le Fils des étoiles 1891 Flutes, harps Incidental music Published in 1896
3 Sonneries de la Rose+Croix 1891 Trumpets, harps Pieces Published in 1892
4 Préludes 1892-93 Piano Pieces Published in 1929
Uspud 1892 Flutes, harps, violins, violas, cellos, basses Ballets Published in 1895
Noël 1892 Piano Pieces (?) This work was lost
Danses gothiques 1893 Piano Dances Published in 1929
Bonjour Biqui, Bonjour! 1893 Voice, piano Incidental music Published in 1932
Vexations 1893 Piano Pieces Published in 1949
Prière 1893 Piano Pieces Published in 1969
Modéré 1893 Piano Incidental music Published in 1995
Roxane 1893 Voice, orchestra Pieces This work was lost
Prélude de la porte héroïque du ciel 1894 Piano Preludes Published in 1912
Messe de la foi 1894 Organ Pieces This work was lost
Messe des pauvres 1894 Chorus, organ Masses Published in 1920
Psaumes 1895 Piano Pieces This work was lost
Je te veux 1897 Voice, Piano Songs Published in 1902
Petite Ouverture à danser 1897 Piano Overtures Published in 1968
Caresse 1897 Piano Pieces Published in 1968
Pièces froides 1897 Piano Pieces Published in 1913
Jack-in-the-Box 1899 Piano Dances Published in 1929
Geneviève de Brabant 1899-1900 Solo Voices, Chorus and Piano Incidental music Published in 1930
Poudre d'or 1901 Piano Pieces Published in 1902
Tendrement 1902 Voices, Orchestra Songs Published in 1902
3 Morceaux en forme de poire 1903 Piano 4-hands Pieces Published in 1911
La diva de l'Empire 1904 Voice, Piano Songs Published in 1904
Le piccadilly 1904 Piano Pieces Published in 1975
Allons-y Chochotte 1905 Voice, Piano Songs Published in 1978
Chez le docteur 1905 Voice, Piano Songs Published in 1906
L'omnibus automobile 1905 Voice, Piano Songs Published in 1906
Passacaille 1906 Piano Passacaille Published in 1929
Prélude en tapisserie 1906 Piano Preludes Published in 1929
Marienbad 1907 Voice, Piano Songs Published in 1978
Nouvelles pièces froides 1907 Piano Pieces Published in 1968
Les oiseaux 1907 Voice, Piano Songs Published in 1978
Rambouillet 1907 Voice, Piano Songs Published in 1978
Aperçus désagréables 1908-12 Piano 4-hands Pieces Published in 1913
Désespoir agréable 1908 Piano Pieces Published in 1968
2 Choses 1909 Piano Pieces Published in 1968
Profondeur 1909 Piano Pieces Published in 1968
En habit de cheval 1911 Piano Suites Published in 1911
Préludes flasques (pour un chien) 1912 Piano Preludes Published in 1967
3 Véritables préludes flasques (pour un chien) 1912 Piano Preludes Published in 1912
Chapitres tournés en tous sens 1913 Piano Suites Published in 1913
Descriptions automatiques 1913 Piano Suites Published in 1913
Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois 1913 Piano Sketches Published in 1913
Embryons desséchés 1913 Piano Pieces Published in 1913
L'enfance de Ko-Quo 1913 Piano Suites Published in 1999
Enfantillages pittoresques 1913 Piano Suites Published in 1914
Menus propos enfantins 1913 Piano Suites Published in 1914
Les pantins dansent 1913 Piano, Orchestra Dances Published in 1914
Peccadilles importunes 1913 Piano Pieces Published in 1914
Le piège de Méduse 1913 Piano Incidential music Published in 1921
Vieux sequins et vieilles cuirasses 1913 Piano Pieces Published in 1913
Choses vues à droite et à gauche 1914 Violin, Piano Pieces Published in 1916
Heures séculaires et Instantanées 1914 Piano Pieces Published in 1916
3 Poèmes d'amour 1914 Voice, Piano Songs Published in 1916
Sports et divertissements 1914 Piano Pieces Published in 1925?
Avant-dernières pensées 1915 Piano Pieces Published in 1916
5 Grimaces pour Le songe d'une nuit d'été 1915 Circus Orchestra Incidential music Published in 1929
3 Valses distinguées du précieux dégoûté 1915 Piano Waltzes Published in 1916
3 Mélodies 1916 Voice, Piano Songs Published in 1917
Musique d'Ameublement 1917-23 Orchestra Suites
Parade 1917 Orchestra Ballets Published in 1917
Sonatine bureaucratique 1917 Piano Sonatinas Published in 1917
Socrate 1917-18 Voices, Orchestra Songs Published in 1919
5 Nocturnes 1919 Piano Nocturnes Published in 1919-20
3 Petites pièces montées 1919 Piano 4-hands Pieces Published in 1920
La belle excentrique 1920 Orchestra Suites Published in 1922
4 Petites mélodies 1920 Voice, Piano Songs Published in 1920 (No.1), and 1922 (Complete)
Premier menuet 1920 Piano Dances Published in 1921
Sonnerie pour reveiller le bon gros Roi des Singes 1921 2 Trumpets Fanfares Published in 1921
Ludions 1923 Voice, Piano Songs Published in 1926
Scènes nouvelles pour 'Le médecin malgré lui' 1923 Voice, Orchestra Recitatives Published in 1923
Concurrence 1924 Orchestra Lost
Quadrille 1924 Orchestra Lost
2 Petites Choses 1924 Orchestra Lost. Short opera with Tzara.
Mercure 1924 Orchestra Ballets Published in 1930
Relâche 1924 Orchestra Ballets Published in 1926
Carnet d'esquisses et de croquis Various Piano Sketches Published in 1968
Cinéma; Entr'acte symphonique 1924 Orchestra Pieces Published in 1926

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