Erik Satie


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Born: May 17, 1866 in Honfleur, France
Years Active: 1900-190910 's, 20 's
Died: July 01, 1925 in Paris, France
Genre: Classical

Biography
Satie's music, in sound and aesthetics, was fundamentally different from the prevailing 19th-century German school that prized ideals of continuity and development. It is music as sound per se (Musique d'ameublement, i.e., "Furniture Music" or "Music for Furnishing", 1920). In Musiques intimes et secretes ("Intimate and Secret Music") and the famou... Continue Bio >>

Discography:
2007 Dada Works and Entr'actes
2006 Gymnopédie No. 1 (The Magic Room Version)
2005 Vexations
2002 Hidden Corners (Recoins)
2000 Classical Relaxation: With Ocean Sounds
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Filmography:
1924 Entr'acte
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