Erik Satie
Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (Honfleur, 17 May 1866 – Paris, 1 July 1925) was a French composer and pianist.
Related Topics:
Honfleur - 17 May - 1866 - Paris - 1 July - 1925 - French - Composer - Pianist
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Satie also...
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
- ...introduced himself as a "gymnopedist" (in 1887, shortly before writing his most famous compositions, the Gymnopédies);
- ...was a writer of articles for several periodicals;
- ...called himself a "phonometrograph" or "phonometrician" (someone who measures and writes down sounds) — preferring this definition of his profession to "musician", after he had been called ?a clumsy but subtle technician? in a book on contemporary French composers in 1911;
- ...became one of the first to perfom a cameo appearance, in a 1924 film by René Clair (see: a sample of the film (rm format) and the Entr'acte article);
- ...can be seen as a serial precursor, streets ahead of many 20th century avant-garde artistic ideas, see below.
He is best known as Erik Satie (he exchanged, from his first composition in 1884, the 'c' at the end of his first name for a 'k'). Although in later life he prided himself on always publishing his work under his own name, there appears to have been a brief period in the late 1880s in which he published articles under the pseudonym ?Virginie Lebeau?.
Related Topics:
1884 - Pseudonym
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Theiapolis People! |
| ► | Life and Work |
| ► | "Petit dictionnaire d'idées reçues" (short dictionary of preconceived ideas) |
| ► | Notes |
| ► | See also |
| ► | Goodies & Collectibles |
| ► | Posters & Prints |
~ What's Hot ~
The Book Of Eli, Clash Of The Titans, 500 Days Of Summer, Dragonball 2 Reborn, The Invention Of Lying, The Karate Kid, Green Zone, Percy Jackson The Olympians The Sea Of Monsters, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Percy Jackson The Olympians The Titan S Curse, Dear John, Avatar, The Princess And The Frog, Couples Retreat, Valentine S Day, The Time Traveler S Wife, Alvin And The Chipmunks The Squeakquel, How To Train Your Dragon, Percy Jackson The Olympians The Lightning Thief, The Mummy 4 Rise Of The Aztec,
~ Community ~
| ► | History Forum Come and discuss about History, Civilizations, Historical Events and Figures |
| ► | History Web-Ring A community of sites, blogs and forums dedicated to History. Do not hesitate to submit your site. |
| ► | Theiapolis People! Latest people news, biographies, filmographies, photo gallery, message board. |
and are licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Lexicon - Privacy Policy - Spiritus-Temporis.com ©2005.