Between 13 and 25 December 1923 the Gurdjieff Institute gave a series of eight public demonstrations of the Sacred Gymnastics

and Movements at the Thtre des ChampsElyses in Paris. The music, composed by Gurdjieff to accompany these dances, was orchestrated by Thomas de Hartmann and performed by an orchestra of thirty-five musicians. In January 1924, Gurdjieff and his pupils sailed to America for a series of public demonstrations in New York, Boston, and Chicago. At Gurdjieff`s request, de Hartmann adapted the full orchestral scores for a smaller ensemble that would accompany the demonstrations there. The four CDs enclosed with this book contain both the Paris orchestrations and the American versions, all recorded for the first time by the Metropole Orchestra and the Little Orchestra. An addenda section features music intended for Gurdjieff s unfinished ballet The Struggle of the Magicians. In order to complete the reconstruction of the orchestral Gurdjieff/ de Hartmann music, the Oriental Suite, compiled by de Hartmann in 1956, is included as well. The 256-page book is profusely illustrated with many new photos and unique historical documents. It further contains recollections of people who were present when these demonstrations were given, as well as a sampling of the extensive press coverage generated by the Gurdjieff Institute during its firstand finalpublic appearance. With recollections of Mary C. Bell J. G. Bennett E. C. Bowyer Raymond G. Carroll Megaupload Links: G. I. Gurdjieff & Thomas de Hartmann- Oriental Suite: The Complete Orchestral Music (1923-24) CD I The Paris Demonstrations: Metropole Orchestra CD II The Paris Demonstrations: Metropole Orchestra CD III - The American Demonstrations: The Little Orchestra CD IV The American Demonstrations: The Little Orchestra Total duration 240 minutes

CD I The Paris Demonstrations: Metropole Orchestra. SET I:

1: N1 (First Obligatory, Throwing Out Arms) 2: N2 (Second Obligatory, First March, Salute) 3: N3 (Third Obligatory, March Forward, Arms Forward) 4: N3bis (Fourth Obligatory, Counting) 5: N4 (Fifth Obligatory, Note Values, Sun) 6: N5 (Sixth Obligatory, Mazurka) 7: N6 (Central Group, Old Group, Initiation of a Priestess) SET II: 8: N7 (Dervishes with Hatchets, Ho-Ya) 9: N8 (The Great Prayer, The Big Prayer, Dervishes with Counting) 10: N9 (The First Dervish Prayer, Camels Step) 11: N10 (Trembling Dervish, Warrior Dervish, Vertical) 12: N11 (Funeral of a Dervish, Funeral Ceremony) 13: N20 (Big Group) 14: N21/ N21bis (The Big Seven, Canon of Seven, 7) 15: N27 (Turning) CD II The Paris Demonstrations: Metropole Orchestra. SET III: 1: N18 (The Spinners) 2: N19 (The Shoemaker) 3: N26 (Rugs, Rug Weaving #2, Carpet Weaving) 4: N12 (The Sacred Goose, Geese, Swans) 5: N13 (Oriental Dance, Womans Dance in A - minor) 6: N14 (Essentuki Obligatory, Prayer No. 1, Chords) 7: N14bis (The Waltz) 8: N15 (Essentuki Womens Dance in G Minor, Women of Essentuki) 9: N23 (Greek Chorovod, Music for the Greek Round) 10: N24 (Big Chorovod, Womens Round Dance, Caucasian Round) 11: N25 (Pithia, Pythoness) Here ends the program from the Thatre des Champs - lyses. ADDENDA 12: N0 (Marche, Entrance March + Chords) 13: N10 1/2 (Introduction) 14: N16 (Les Automates) 15: N17 (The Fall of the Priestess, Polyrhythms) 16: N22 (Round Dance in G minor, Wine Dance) 17: N25bis (Clapping) 18: N27 1/2 19: N28 (Lezginka) 20: N29 (Armenian Dance Lily) 21: N30 (Black Magician) 22: N31 (Tempo di Valse) 23: N32 (Pilgrims)

24: N33 (Arabian Dance) 25: N34 (Untitled Dance) 26: N35 (Turkish Dance) CD III - The American Demonstrations: The Little Orchestra. SET I: 1: N1 (First Obligatory, Throwing Out Arms) 2: N2 (Second Obligatory, First March, Salute) 3: N3 (Third Obligatory, March Forward, Arms Forward) 4: N3bis (Fourth Obligatory, Counting) 5: N4 (Fifth Obligatory, Note Values, Sun) 6: N5 (Sixth Obligatory, Mazurka) 7: N6 (Central Group, Old Group, Initiation of a Priestess) SET II: 8: N7 (Dervishes with Hatchets, Ho-Ya) 9: N8 (The Great Prayer, The Big Prayer, Dervishes With Counting) 10: N9 (The First Dervish Prayer, Camels Step) 11: N10 (Trembling Dervish, Warrior Dervish, Vertical) 12: N11 (Funeral of a Dervish, Funeral Ceremony) 13: N20 (Big Group) 14: N21/ N21bis (Canon of Seven, The Big Seven) CD IV The American Demonstrations: The Little Orchestra. SET III: 1: N27 (Turning) 2: N12 (The Sacred Goose, Geese, Swans) 3: N13 (Womans Dance in A - minor, Oriental Dance) 4: N14 (Essentuki Obligatory, Womans Dance #2) 5: N14bis (The Waltz) 6: N15 (Essentuki Womens Dance in G Minor, Women of Essentuki) 7: N18 (The Spinners) 8: N19 (The Shoemaker) 9: N26 (Rugs, Rug Weaving #2, Carpet Weaving) 10: N23 (Greek Chorovod, Music for the Greek Round) 11: N24 (Big Chorovod, Womens Round Dance, Caucasian Round) 12: N25 (Pithia, Pythoness) Here ends the program from the American demonstration. ORIENTAL SUITE (1956) Metropole Orchestra 13: I - Song of the Asors 14: II - Seid Dance (a.k.a. Caucasian Dance, Sayyid Dance) 15: III - Song of the Fisherwomen 16: IV - Bagpipe Music (a.k.a. Duduki)

17: V - Tibetan Masked Dance (a.k.a. Tibetan Masks No. 2)