Noun
French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of Romanticism (1866-1925)
Source: WordNetConsider, in particular, the ballet of Satie, Parade (Ragtime du Paquebot), (1917) and La Mort de Monsieur Mouche, an overture for piano for a drama in three acts, composed in the early 1900s in memory of his friend J.P. Contamine de Latour. Source: Internet
As a result of his contact with Roland-Manuel, Satie again began publicising his thoughts, with far more irony than he had done before (amongst other things, the Mémoires d'un amnésique main and Cahiers d'un mammifère main). Source: Internet
Erik Satie wrote many compositions that are ostensibly in free time, but actually follow an unstated and unchanging simple time signature. Source: Internet
Death After years of heavy drinking (including consumption of absinthe ), Forgotten English (17 May page), Jeffrey Kacirk, (c) 2009 Satie died on 1 July 1925 from cirrhosis of the liver. Source: Internet
After six months she moved away, leaving Satie broken-hearted. Source: Internet
During their relationship, Satie composed the Danses gothiques as a kind of prayer to restore peace of mind, and Valadon painted a portrait of Satie, which she gave to him. Source: Internet