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George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (January 13, 1866 – October 29, 1949), also commonly referred to as Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff and G. I. Gurdjieff, was an influential spiritual teacher of the early to mid-20th century who taught that most humans live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to transcend to a higher state of consciousness and achieve full human potential. The Gurdjieff music divides into three distinct periods. The first period is the early music, including music from the ballet Struggle of the Magicians and music for early Movements, dating to the years around 1918. The second period music, for which Gurdjieff arguably became best known, written in collaboration with Russian composer Thomas de Hartmann, is described as the Gurdjieff-de Hartmann music. Dating to the mid-1920s, it offers a rich repertory with roots in Caucasian and Central Asian folk and religious music, Russian Orthodox liturgical music, and other sources. This music was often first heard in the salon at the Prieuré, where much was composed. Since the publication of four volumes of this piano repertory by Schott, recently completed, there has been a wealth of new recordings, including orchestral versions of music prepared by Gurdjieff and de Hartmann for the Movements demonstrations of 1923–24. Solo piano versions of these works have been recorded by Cecil Lytle and Keith Jarrett. The last musical period is the improvised harmonium music which often followed t

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Harmonic Development

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I Am The Center: Private Issue New Age In America, 1950-1990

Improvisations

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The Gurdjieff

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Chants, Hymns and Dances

Harmonic Development (Improvis

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Sacred Hymns

Harmonic Development - The Complete Harmonium Recordings 1948-49

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Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson

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The Music of Gurdjieff and De Hartmann - Disk1

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Words for a Hymn to the Sun

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Seekers of the Truth

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