Satie

[ sah-tee ]

noun

1. E·rik Al·fred Les·lie [e-, reek, , a, l-, fred, les-, lee], 1866–1925, French composer.

Satie

/ sati /

noun

1. SatieErik (Alfred Leslie)18661925MFrenchMUSIC: composer 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

Example Sentences

The lights dimmed and Erik Satie's "Trois Gymnopédies" briefly came over the loud speaker.

From The Daily Beast

It is hardly necessary to consider here the fantastic fashionings of Erik Satie, the "newest" French composer.

From Project Gutenberg

Erik Satie: A mandarin with a toy pistol firing into a wedding cake.

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There was scarcely room for the slow sweet Satie to get in her gentle, "and me too."

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Satie is hardly a plagiarist, though the value of his revolution is doubtful.

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Something of Eric Satie, the clown of music, exists in him, too.

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