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Petit prélude de 'La Mort de Monsieur Mouche'
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The Petit prélude de 'La Mort de Monsieur Mouche' (A Little Prelude to "The Death of Mr. Fly") is a 1900 piano composition by Erik Satie. It was written to introduce a three-act play by J. P. Contamine de Latour, writing under the pseudonym "Lord Cheminot". The play itself is lost and Satie's music went unpublished for many years.[1] In performance the piece lasts under 2 minutes.
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This unassuming miniature marked the first time Satie used ragtime syncopations, making him a forerunner amongst European composers in exploring early American jazz.[2][3]