Alfred Éric Leslie Satie (Honfleur, 17 May 1866–Paris, 1 July 1925) was a F… Read Full Bio ↴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 avant-garde to half of the avant-garde movements of the twentieth 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 sided with Tzara, but managed to maintain friendly relations with most players in both camps.
Satie is today regarded as a key modernist composer. As well as influencing contemporaries such as Claude Debussy, who orchestrated two of Satie's Gymnopédies, Maurice Ravel, and a group of composers known as the Les Six, his tendency towards simplicity and repetition continue to inform modern avant-garde genres.
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 avant-garde to half of the avant-garde movements of the twentieth 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 sided with Tzara, but managed to maintain friendly relations with most players in both camps.
Satie is today regarded as a key modernist composer. As well as influencing contemporaries such as Claude Debussy, who orchestrated two of Satie's Gymnopédies, Maurice Ravel, and a group of composers known as the Les Six, his tendency towards simplicity and repetition continue to inform modern avant-garde genres.
Gymnopedie
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Je te Veux: Valse Ik begrijp dat je twijfelt Dit is te mooi Je zei ooit…
Sports et divertissements: 21. Le Tennis Dahulu terasa indah Tak ingin lupakan Bermesraan s′lalu jadi…
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@wpiv926
This reminds you of family that have passed.
But also offers hope for the next generation.
It makes you recall heartbreak, then love
It makes you recall regret, but also joys.
It also makes me consider the ultimate fate of us all.
Melancholy. That is it. Beautiful.
@jopabr24
For some reason I think this piece is what nostalgia sounds like. Not necessarily sad, but not quite happy either. Something in between, and a bit of both.
@simianto9957
It's the bridge between happiness and sadness, an emotion many people forget about.
@PlayChannelLuki
so search for "Everywhere at the End of Time"
@simianto9957
@@PlayChannelLuki thats not in between thats just pure melancholy
@PlayChannelLuki
@@simianto9957 it depends where do you look at the work. generally, the album is completely melancholy, but the perspective of how the victim manages to rescue purely from an important fragment of memory, that's nostalgia. which has to do with what he said.
@Kryssthealien
Spot on.
@philosopher2king
Whoever had the genius idea of combining Gymnopèdie with Eduard Cortes’ paintings, deserves to win the Internet. There are now enough of these videos for it to be a thing.
Cortes’ lived a long life and I love how you can see the growth of Paris through his paintings; from horse drawn carriages to sleek 1950s Buicks. If you look closely, in almost every picture there is a woman and a young girl (who grows into a young lady in later pictures) waking side by side. They were his wife and daughter.
I had the pleasure of visiting Paris for the first time last summer. I was excited, but having heard so much about it all my life, I expected it to be nice but underwhelming. I couldn’t have been more wrong. I absolutely loved Paris. And contrary to the stereotype, the vast majority of Parisians were lovely people. Thank you Satie, thank you Cortes and thank you for to the righteous people on YouTube for posting these beautiful collages. It makes me think of the city I’m now in love with.
@eliasabbas8450
What you said about the paintings makes them so much more beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
@helloxyz
It was me ! No, seriously, it wasn't, but I did have the idea of putting Mark Rothko's paintings in chronological order to the music of Tchaikovsky's 4th, 5th and 6th symphonies, ending with pictures of his flat taken by the police murder squad investigators.
@darkoberno
Is there a painting called "Parigi"? Where can I see his paintings?