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Description for Erik Satie
Paperback. A musical composer who dabbled in the Dada movement, a Bohemian gymnopediste of fin-de-siecle Montmartre, and a legendary dresser known as The Velvet Gentleman for his sartorial choices, Erik Satie was nearly unprecedented in technique, style and philosophy among European composers in the early twentieth century. This book tells his story. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
A musical composer who dabbled in the Dada movement, a Bohemian gymnopediste of fin-de-siecle Montmartre, and a legendary dresser known as The Velvet Gentleman for his sartorial choices, Erik Satie was nearly unprecedented in technique, style and philosophy among European composers in the early twentieth century. Yet his legacy has largely languished in the shadows of Stravinsky, Debussy and Ravel. Mary E. Davis now brings Satie to life in this fascinating new biography that demonstrates that his musical innovations reached as far as his influence. Satie redefined the boundaries of the composer's art, devising new methods of artistic expression that ... Read more
A musical composer who dabbled in the Dada movement, a Bohemian gymnopediste of fin-de-siecle Montmartre, and a legendary dresser known as The Velvet Gentleman for his sartorial choices, Erik Satie was nearly unprecedented in technique, style and philosophy among European composers in the early twentieth century. Yet his legacy has largely languished in the shadows of Stravinsky, Debussy and Ravel. Mary E. Davis now brings Satie to life in this fascinating new biography that demonstrates that his musical innovations reached as far as his influence. Satie redefined the boundaries of the composer's art, devising new methods of artistic expression that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Critical Lives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861893215
SKU
V9781861893215
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About Mary E. Davis
Mary E. Davis is Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University and is also the author of Classic Chic: Music, Fashion, and Modernism (2006).
Reviews for Erik Satie
'A welcome reassessment of Satie that places him at the hub of radical events' - Classic FM Magazine '[this] slim, yet powerful biography ... Mary E. Davis's fascinating biography adds much to our understanding about this enigmatic yet crucial modernist figure.' -Modernism/Modernity 'a lucid, elegantly written biography and a distinguished addition to the general literature on the composer ... the ... Read more