Erik Satie (Wikipedia article)
A List of Satie's Compositions
“Everyone will tell you that I am not a musician. That is correct. From the very beginning of my
career, I classed myself as a phonometrographer. My work is completely phonometrical. Take
my Fils des Etoiles, or my .... Sarabandes — it is evident that musical ideas played no part
whatsoever in their composition. Science is the dominating factor…I think I can say that
phonology is superior to music. There’s more variety to it.
Erik Satie
"To be interested in Satie you have to start by being disinterested, accept that a sound is a sound
and that a man is a man, renounce to the illusions one has about the ideas of order, the expression
of feelings and all the other aesthetical claptrap which we have inherited. It’s not a question
of knowing whether Satie is valid or not - he is indispensable."
American composer John Cage
Notes: Music complete, just add bio
Who was Erik Satie?
Erik Satie was probably the most eccentric classical composer in history. In an era dominated by
huge operas and orchestra works, he mostly wrote quiet, highly melodic solo piano pieces (he also
wrote a large number of vocal works). He rejected the idea of thematic development that had been
central to classical music since the Baroque era.
Satie is the source of the idea of "mood music" or "elevator music;" background music played
as other activities took place. Satie's music is still popular today as relaxation music.
Satie's Daily Schedule:
“I rise at 7:18; am inspired from 10:23 to 11:47. I lunch at 12:11 and leave the table at 12:14. A healthy ride on horse-back round my domain follows from 1:19 pm to 2:53 pm. Another bout of inspiration from 3:12 to 4:07 pm. From 4:27 to 6:47 pm various occupations (fencing, reflection, immobility, visits, contemplation, dexterity, natation, etc.)”
“Dinner is served at 7:16 and finished at 7:20 pm. From 8:09 to 9:59 pm symphonic readings (out loud). I go to bed regularly at 10:37 pm. Once a week, I wake up with a start at 3:19 (Tuesdays).”
Satie's Religion:
Some titles of his compositions:
Selected Works:
Gymnopedie (1888) Nos. 1 & 2 - Olga Scheps, piano (6:43)
Gnossiennes (1889 - 1897)
No. 1 - Lucas Debargue, piano (3:00)
No. 2 - Alessio Nanni, piano (2:45)
No. 3 - Alessio Nanni, piano (3:00)
Je te veux (1903) Kotaro Fukuma, piano (5:20)
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Erik Satie: The Complete Piano Works - France Clidat, piano (3:22:08 - play)
Gymnopédies (00:07)
Nocturnes (07:47)
Gnossiennes (14:36)
Avant-dernières pensées (21:55)
"Je te veux’’ valse (25:10)
Prélude de la porte héroïque du ciel (30:09)
Les trois valses distinguées du précieux dégoûté (34:15)
Poudre d’or (37:14)
Sonneries de la rose croix (41:39)
Descriptions automatiques (53:05)
Heures séculaires et instantanées (57:23)
Pièces froides (1:00:41)
Pièces froides (1:07:44)
Nouvelles pièces froides (1:11:23)
4e Gnosienne (1:17:49)
5e Gnosienne (1:20:49)
6e Gnosienne (1:23:25)
Embryons desséchés (1:25:04)
Caresse (1:31:39)
Préludes flasques (1:33:02)
Véritables préludes flasques (1:36:27)
Les fils des étoiles (1:39:06)
Croquis et agaceries (1:51:10)
Vieux séquins et vieilles cuirasses (1:55:27)
1er Sarabande (1:59:58)
2e Sarabande (2:04:35)
3e Sarabande (2:08:57)
Chapitres tournes en tous sens (2:13:06)
4e Nocturne (2:19:53)
5e Nocturne (2:22:04)
2 Reveries nocturnes (2:24:12)
Reverie de l’enfance de pantagruel (2:27:08)
Songe creux (2:29:13)
1er Pensee rose et croix (2:31:01)
12 Petits chorals (2:32:18)
Menus propos enfantins (2:40:26)
Enfantillages pittoresques (2:43:37)
Peccadille importune (2:46:55)
Sports et divertissements (2:49:36)
Valse - ballet (3:01:53)
Fantaisie - valse (3:03:38)
Sonatine bureaucratique (3:05:53)
1er Menuet (3:09:19)
Petite aventure a danser (3:12:27)
Prelude en tapisserie (3:14:02)
Les pantins dansent (3:16:05)
Passacaille (3:17:54)
Le piccadilly (3:20:44)
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