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Alfred Eric Leslie Satie (Honfleur, 17 May 1866 - Paris, 1 July 1925) was a French composer and pianist. Starting with his first composition in 1884, he signed his name as Erik Satie.
Satie was introduced as a "gymnopedist" in 1887, shortly before writing his most famous compositions, the Gymnopedies. Later, he also referred to himself as a "phonometrograph" or "phonometrician" (meaning "someone who measures (and writes down) sounds") preferring this designation to that of "musician," after having been called "a clumsy but subtle technician" in a book on contemporary French composers published in 1911.
In addition to his body of music, Satie also left a remarkable set of writings, having contributed work for a range of publications, from the dadaist 391 to the American Vanity Fair. Although in later life he prided himself on always publishing his work under his own name, in the late nineteenth century he appears to have used pseudonyms such as Virginie Lebeau and Francois de Paule in some of his published writings.
Satie was a colorful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde. He was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, repetitive music and the Theatre of the Absurd.
Satie was introduced as a "gymnopedist" in 1887, shortly before writing his most famous compositions, the Gymnopedies. Later, he also referred to himself as a "phonometrograph" or "phonometrician" (meaning "someone who measures (and writes down) sounds") preferring this designation to that of "musician," after having been called "a clumsy but subtle technician" in a book on contemporary French composers published in 1911.
In addition to his body of music, Satie also left a remarkable set of writings, having contributed work for a range of publications, from the dadaist 391 to the American Vanity Fair. Although in later life he prided himself on always publishing his work under his own name, in the late nineteenth century he appears to have used pseudonyms such as Virginie Lebeau and Francois de Paule in some of his published writings.
Satie was a colorful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde. He was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, repetitive music and the Theatre of the Absurd.
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Mar 16, 2009 @ 11:43 am | delete
- great lens, very interesting...I saw you mention it on Twitter and thought I'd pop over to Squidoo and give it a read :)
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- Erik Satie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Selfportrait of Erik Satie. The text reads (translated from French): Project for a bust of Mr. Erik Satie (painted by the same), with a thought: "I came ...
- YouTube - Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No.1
- This was a private video only used for my avatar, I just changed it to public... nothing new...The left hand should be lighter though...but my digital ...
- YouTube - Erik Satie - Gnossiennes No 1
- Classical Erik Satie performed by "Ahmet B.Kafali"
- JAZCLASS : About Erik SATIE - the eccentric Impressionist French ...
- Profile of Erik Satie , the eccentric Impressionist French composer and musician , including a chronology, bibliography and discography.
- Biography of Musician Eric Satie: Avant Garde French Composer ...
- Life and works of French composer Eric Satie, a pioneer of the avant garde, one of the great eccentrics but a creative innovator.
- BBC - h2g2 - Eric Satie - the Composer - A546293
- May 11, 2001 ... Eric Satie was born in 1866, in the town of Hornfleur in Northern France. While he was still very young, his mother died, and his father ...
- Erik Satie - The First Surrealist [Index]
- Mar 5, 2008 ... Humanities Web listing includes biography, suggested reading, timeline, key works, recommended recordings, additional resources, ...
- Satie-Vexations: entire reocrding and performance analysis
- Stability of motor programs during a state of meditation: Electrocortical activity in a pianist playing 'Vexations' by Erik Satie continuously for 28 hours. ...
- Erik Satie: Biography from Answers.com
- Erik Satie Period: Modern (1910-1949) Country: France Born: May 17, 1866 in Honfleur, France Died: July 01, 1925 in Paris, France Genres: Ballet,
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