Gymnopédie No.1 in D Major

True innovator, Eric Satie perhaps didn't even expected that his works would be so important not only for development of classical music, but music in its other instances too, and even in very minor, different to notice, aspects of it. Considered a godfather of minimalism and very likely ambient, Satie is particularly known for giving very intricate and ironic titles to his works. Perhaps if it wasn't for his influence, it would be more uncommon to find an offbeat bandname these days ("...and You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead" is one such), but now there are quite a few. And, acknowledging the truth, neither now nor ever there were many works titled Desiccated embryos in academic (or nearly academic) music. At that, derisive or obscure titles don't make Satie's works less splendid – it is obvious that he was composing from the heart and indeed liked what he was doing. His Gymnopédie No.1 in D Major is one of the most notable piano pieces ever created – enjoy.