ENGLISH TEXTS tracks with guest appearances from Eminem , 50 Cent , Sting , and more . Set to drop on December 13 , 30 years after Doggystyle , Missionary looks destined for the top of the charts .
EN HABIT DE CHEVAL ERIK SATIE
Far from his Gnossiennes and Gymnopédies , the brilliant composer takes on a stylistic exercise here . Like Trois morceaux en forme de poire , En habit de cheval is one of his rare works for piano four hands . In four movements , his free spirit playfully wrestles with counting measures , much like a poet with alexandrines . At 45 , Satie felt the need to prove to himself that he had mastered all the classical fundamentals . It was during this period that he returned to school under the guidance of his teacher , Albert Roussel , to perfect the art of counterpoint . Afterward , this free spirit felt more noble , and likely more legitimate , appearing only in a bowler hat with his trusty umbrella at his side .
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