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ERIK SATIE [ALFRED LESLIE]
(1866-1925)
French composer; for a time worked
as a café pianist, etc.
At 39 he became a pupil of Roussel
and d'Indy.
Influenced younger composers towards
a cool, clear style
and away from the lushness sometimes associated with
Impressionism.
His piano solos and duets mostly have
eccentric titles,
e.g., THREE PEAR SHAPED PIECES, several of these were
orchestrated by Poulenc and others.
Wrote also ballets, including 'Relāche' (the word
displayed by French theatres when they are closed).
Operettas, Mass (Messe des Pauvres), symphonic drama and
'Socrates'.
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