Erik Satie
Erik Satie
Éric Alfred Leslie Satie, who signed his name Erik Satie after 1884, was a French composer and pianist. Satie was a colourful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde. His work was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, Surrealism, repetitive music, and the Theatre of the Absurd...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth17 May 1866
CountryFrance
modesty notorious superiors
I am by far your superior, but my notorious modesty prevents me from saying so.
form paralysis
Experience is a form of paralysis.
dream opera
My dream is to be played everywhere, not only at the Opera.
music school animal
We cannot doubt that animals both love and practice music. That is evident. But it seems their musical system differs from ours. It is another school....We are not familiar with their didactic works. Perhaps they don't have any.