Satie

American  

[sah-tee] / sɑˈti /

noun

1. Erik Alfred Leslie 1866–1925, French composer.

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Satie British  

/ sati /

noun

1. Erik ( Alfred Leslie ) (erik). 1866–1925, French composer, noted for his eccentricity, experimentalism, and his direct and economical style. His music, including numerous piano pieces and several ballets, exercised a profound influence upon other composers, such as Debussy and Ravel

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Example Sentences

Married and divorced three times, he is survived by two sons, Satie and Sharron.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

McDermott’s childhood memories are matched by naïvely excited music; the flotation tank, by a soporific étude; the simulated coma, by music so shapeless yet alluring that it could have been written by Satie.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

You’d never take “Cinéma” for Satie, especially if you consider the composer’s name synonymous with the ennui-steeped piano reflections of his “Gymnopédies” and “Gnossiennes.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

Lawyer Satie Al-Haj told Reuters a lawyer had made a complaint over the association's financial disclosures.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2022

In 1916 Satie concocted a baldly insulting parody of themes from Gounod’s opera Mireille, and several of his cabaret songs make fun of Massenet’s supposed sentimentality.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall