Eric Alfred Leslie Satie[n 1] (17 May 1866 – 1 July 1925), better known as Erik Satie, was a French composer and pianist. The son of a French father and a British mother, he studied at the Paris …

Dec 13, 2025 · Erik Satie, French composer whose spare, unconventional, often witty style exerted a major influence on 20th-century music, particularly in France. His work represents the first definite …

Jun 19, 2025 · Largely dismissed as an eccentric in his lifetime, Satie is now regarded as a pioneer of modern music, paving the way for 20th-century harmonies and musical movements such as …

Jul 1, 2025 · Born in 1866, in northern France, Satie was practically destined to have a bizarre career: His father published Erik’s first work as “Opus 19,” probably to make him seem more established, but...

Sep 19, 2024 · A 30-minute setting of over 2,000 words from the Platonic dialogues, Erik Satie’s ‘drame symphonique’ is deliberately featureless, neutral in expression, minimally colourful, scarcely …

Apr 16, 2025 · From his ambient Gymnopédies to his posthumously published Vexations, here are some of Erik Satie's most extraordinary works.

Jun 28, 2025 · Satie believed that music should transcend mere technicality and evoke deep emotional experiences. Perhaps it was his childhood in Honfleur, rich with nature and creativity, that instilled …

Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (Honfleur, May 17, 1866 – Paris, July 1, 1925) was a French composer, pianist, and writer. Dating from his first composition in 1884, he signed his name as Erik Satie, as he said he …

While living in Montmartre, Satie also became interested in mysticism, and was the official composer for the Rosicrucians (Rose and Cross Movement) during the 1890s. Satie inherited some money at this …

Erik Alfred Leslie Satie (born Honfleur (France), 17 May 1866; died Paris, 1 July 1925) was a French composer. He is mainly remembered today for his music and the strange ways he behaved. He often …