Eric Alfred Leslie Satie[n 1] (17 May 1866 – 1 July 1925), better known as Erik Satie, was a French composer and pianist. The son of a French father and a British mother, he studied at …

Dec 13, 2025 · Erik Satie, French composer whose spare, unconventional, often witty style exerted a major influence on 20th-century music, particularly in France. His work represents …

Jun 19, 2025 · Most will know his piano piece Gymnopédie No. 1, but Satie is so much more. Read on to learn more about this one-of-a-kind artist and listen to a survey of his works.

Apr 21, 2025 · Famed for his minimalist works, classical pianist Erik Satie envisioned a new approach to his work that anticipated ambient music by several decades.

Erik Alfred Leslie Satie, known after 1884 as Erik Satie, was an avant-garde French composer and pianist whose work set the stage for later musical movements such as minimalism, …

Jul 1, 2025 · Satie dressed like a bohemian caricature, with his signature pince-nez, and changed the spelling of his name from Eric to Erik, all efforts to cultivate a reputation as an eccentric artist.

Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (Honfleur, May 17, 1866 – Paris, July 1, 1925) was a French composer, pianist, and writer. Dating from his first composition in 1884, he signed his name as Erik Satie, …

Erik Satie (1866-1925) Perhaps no other composer is as closely associated with whimsy, a lively sense of humor, and a remorseless eccentricity as Erik Satie is. Among other activities, he …

Jun 28, 2025 · So, what resonates with you about Erik Satie? As creators in the modern age chart their paths, let’s explore the echoes of Satie’s spirit, encouraging one another to approach …

Sep 19, 2024 · More congenial perhaps than Erik Satie the precursor and even ‘Esoterik’ Satie, the composer of quasi-religious music, is Erik Satie the tapeur à gages (hired pianist), who not …