Below you can see a short film of Organist Stuart Muir with Oboist Rona Pollard& Matthew performing Satie’s Gymnopédie.
The melody of the piece uses a deliberate, but mild, dissonance against the harmony, producing a piquant, melancholy effect that matches the performance instructions, which are to play each piece “slowly“, “dolorously“ or “gravely“.
This film is taken from the Organ Centenary Concert at St Nicholas Parish Church in Prestwick, Scotland.