Trois Morceaux en forme de poire
(three pieces in the shape of a pear)
A set of six (not three) piano pieces for four hands by Erik Satie, dating from 1903. Among Satie’s other works are Chases nues a droite et a gauche (sans lunettes) (things seen to right and left, without spectacles); and Embryons dessèchès (desiccated embryos). His scores contain instructions to the player such as ‘light as an egg’ and ‘with much sickness’.
His sister Olga commented: My brother was always difficult to understand. He doesn’t seem to have been quite normal.
From: Ian Crofton; Brewer’s Cabinet of Curiosities