Erik Satie

About

French composer Erik Satie was an influential member of the Parisian avant-garde during its heyday at the turn of the 20th century. Satie is noted for his dexterous and often humorous compositional works on the piano that challenged established musical mores of the time. Satie earned his place in the modern musical canon through his revolutionary employment of minimalism, repetition and absurdist tone. His involvement in the artistic melange of the time is reflected as well through his writings and contributions to various dadaist publications.