Erik Satie was born on May 17, 1866 in England. An important figure in Parisian avant-garde. He pioneered minimalism, repetitive music, and the Theatre of the Absurd.
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About
An important figure in Parisian avant-garde. He pioneered minimalism, repetitive music, and the Theatre of the Absurd.
Before Fame
He attended the Paris Conservatoire in 1879, but was looked down upon by the teachers because they thought he was lazy, worthless, and unmotivated.
Trivia
He described himself as a gymnopedist and a phonometrician, the latter in lieu of being called a musician.
Family Life
He was born to Alfred Satie and Jane Leslie, both Scottish. They moved to Paris when he was four.
Associated With
He became friends with Claude Debussy in the late 1880s.
