The pieces in this volume were written in the years between 1886 and 1900. With the exception of the 'Petite Ouverture à danser' they belong to the composer's early period. At this time Satie was concerned with medieval and neo-Greek music.

Quatre Ogives - Trois Sarabandes - Quatre Préludes - Première Pensée Rose-Croix - Sonneries de la Rose-Croìx - Prélude de la Porte héroïque du Ciel - Petite Ouverture à danser