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Cover art for Gnossienne No. 1 lyrics by Erik Satie

so I don't believe "gnossienne" is an actual french word. butttt, what i guess would be the root looks similar to the word "gnosis" which means spiritual wisdom as opposed to worldly knowledge. "-ienne" is the female form of "-ien" which is the french equivalent of "-ian" in english.

so, a woman with mystical knowledge would be my guess, buttt.. sounds more poetic as "gnossienne"

Cover art for Gnossienne No. 1 lyrics by Erik Satie

I thought it had to do with the city of Knossos, Crete...

http://www.answers.com/topic/gnossienne-for-piano-no-3

In any case whoever put the tune here has done a wonderful thing. Now - what about Les 3 Gymnopedies?

 
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