Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear: En plus (Secondo)
by Erik Satie (1866–1925) · Early modern · Easy
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy · Level 2 | 2 of 5 | D major | 1:48 |
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- Era
- Early modern (1890–1930)
- Mood
- Calm · slow and peaceful
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Erik Satie (1866–1925) is the composer of Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear: En plus (Secondo), an early-20th-century piece that is unhurried and gentle. It is rated level 2 of 5, easy, and takes about 1:48 to play in D major.
About Erik Satie (1866–1925): French composer whose spare, quiet pieces, above all the three Gymnopédies (1888) and the Gnossiennes, sound modern even today.
How to play Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear: En plus (Secondo) on piano
- Learn each hand on its own before putting them together. In the app, choose Left or Right and the other hand plays for you, so you still hear the whole piece.
- Use Wait mode for the first few runs, then play along at 50% speed with the count-in.
- Work in short sections of four to eight bars rather than always starting from the top.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Arranged by a MuseScore user, from the PDMX dataset. License: Public Domain. Source: MuseScore.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
PDMX files come from the PDMX dataset (Long et al., 2024, CC BY 4.0).
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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