Alfred Éric Leslie Satie (Honfleur, 17 May 1866–Paris, 1 July 1925) was a French
composer,
pianist, and
writer. Over the years, Erik Satie was described as a precursor of movements and styles as varied as
Impressionism,
Neo-Classicism,
Dada,
Surrealism,
Conceptual art,
minimalism, and
ambient music. As well as taking the first steps towards techniques such as
prepared piano and
music-to-film synchronisation, Satie became one of the first musicians to perform a cameo appearance in a film, in 1924's Entr'acte by the French filmmaker René Clair. Satie appears to have been the…
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