Satie

American

[sah-tee] / sɑˈti /

noun

Erik Alfred Leslie 1866–1925, French composer.

Satie British

/ sati /

noun

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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The Satie was followed by a screening of a dance scene from Josephine Baker’s lacking-but-landmark 1934 film “Zouzou,” the first major motion picture with a Black leading woman.

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

An experience that brings viewers to the heart of its images, Imagine Van Gogh is accompanied by the music of Saint-Saëns, Mozart, Bach, Delibes and Satie.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022

The vocal settings are plain as well, with qualities again of Glass and Satie, along with hints of Robert Ashley, Broadway, elemental pop song and plainchant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2021

But Wagner wasn't the only composer who was guilty of creating unnecessary clutter in the eyes of an iconoclast like Satie.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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