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French (1866 – 1925)

Alfred Éric Leslie Satie (Honfleur, 17 May 1866 – Paris, 1 July 1925) was a French , , and .

Over the years, Erik Satie would be described as a precursor of movements and styles as varied as , , , , , and music. As taking the first steps towards techniques such as and , Satie became one of the first musicians to perform a cameo appearance in the 1924 film, Entr’acte, by the French filmmaker René Clair.

Satie appears to have been the to half of the avant-garde movements of the 20th century. He was in contact with Tristan Tzara, the initiator of the Dada movement. He got to know the other Dadaists, such as Francis Picabia (later to become a Surrealist), André Derain, Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray.

Satie contributed to the Dadaist publication 391. In the first months of 1922, he was surprised to find himself entangled in the argument between Tzara and André Breton. Satie originally sides with Tzara, but manages to maintain friendly relations with most players in both camps.

Eccentric yet visionary French composer, Erik Satie is today regarded as a key modernist composer. As well as influencing contemporaries such as Claude Debussy, who orchestrated some of his piano works, and Maurice Ravel, his tendency towards simplicity and repetition continue to inform modern avant-garde genres.
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  • sfigen

    made my day

    Tuesday morning

  • SUSEHurricane

    The trolliest composer of all time. Great.

    Monday morning

  • clokkworkorange

    Однозначно к этому композитору не отношусь. Есть прекрасные произведения, в которых души не чаю, но есть и безвкусные композиции. Хотя, возможно, я просто не понимаю этого композитора. В любом случае не нужно переоценивать его значение

    Sunday evening

  • GolyJelen

    nie slucham tego goscia, ale tez urodzilem sie 1. lipca

    last week

  • Reuve

    Je te veux [2]

    last week

  • Gabriel_Opeth

    Great composer!

    11 days ago

  • Jeanisteal

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwSQxlwMzr8- very nice music and very nice movie

    13 days ago

  • backslashh

    Got to love this man.

    19 days ago

  • w1ntermonkey

    the creator

    last month

  • IceheartV

    From Russia with Love (2)

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  • Synesthesis

    Gnossienne No. 1 is excellent !

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  • VK1990

    Je te veux

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  • austinhogan

    lagabbie a écrit : il y a 19 heures I'm in love with Gymnopédie No. 1 :) Laissez un shout à lagabbie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

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  • austinhogan

    I agree with lagabbie.

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  • lagabbie

    I'm in love with Gymnopédie No. 1 :)

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  • poeq

    it's pretty damn serious, but so is satie's music.

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  • activewaste

    I really wouldn't call the present profile picture with the shiny glasses for "serious", it certainly makes me smile every time :)

    last month

  • secesse

    don't you think there's too much seriousness around? if you do, vote for smiling uncle Satie http://www.lastfm.pl/music/Erik+Satie/+images/72652262

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  • Metal_tne_best

    Он походу отец Супермена (

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  • IanQuicksilver

    You guys are pretty lightweight, and most of your recommendations suck.

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