http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61771&rws=%2Ferik-satie%2Ftop-tracks.rssFew composers deserve the phrase "ahead of his time" more than the French composer Erik Satie (1866-1925). Ideologically committed to a life of poverty, the composer removed his art from the unconscious confinements of class and the corruptible influences of popular acceptance. Though he did study briefly at the Conservatoire de Musique et de Declamation, Satie was primarily self-taught, a luxury that freed him to explore ideas as he found them. As a result, he broke with convention to such an extent as to become the conceptual godfather of the twentieth century's Avant-Garde movement. In an environment where Impressionism and Wagnerism ruled, Satie injected his work with dry, ironic wit and deceptively simplistic progressions. Yet underneath his seemingly casual whimsy lie crisp conceptual models explored with such discipline as to become vaguely spiritual. "Trois Gymnopedies," one of his most well-known works, depicts ancient Greek gymnastic exercises. "Vexations," made famous by a John Cage performance, consists of 152 notes and is to be played 840 times -- a process which lasts over eighteen hours. Godfather of the Avant-Garde, indeed. - Doug Russell20th/21st Centuryen720Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:18:57 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61771&rws=%2Ferik-satie%2Ftop-tracks.rss Few composers deserve the phrase "ahead of his time" more than the French composer Erik Satie (1866-1925). Ideologically committed to a life of poverty, the composer removed his art from the unconscious confinements of class and the corruptible influences of popular acceptance. Though he did study briefly at the Conservatoire de Musique et de Declamation, Satie was primarily self-taught, a luxury that freed him to explore ideas as he found them. As a result, he broke with convention to such an extent as to become the conceptual godfather of the twentieth century's Avant-Garde movement. In an environment where Impressionism and Wagnerism ruled, Satie injected his work with dry, ironic wit and deceptively simplistic progressions. Yet underneath his seemingly casual whimsy lie crisp conceptual models explored with such discipline as to become vaguely spiritual. "Trois Gymnopedies," one of his most well-known works, depicts ancient Greek gymnastic exercises. "Vexations," made famous by a John Cage performance, consists of 152 notes and is to be played 840 times -- a process which lasts over eighteen hours. Godfather of the Avant-Garde, indeed. - Doug Russell http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2702178&rws=%2Ferik-satie%2Ftop-tracks.rss 20th/21st Century Wed, 22 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Erik Satie on Rhapsody Online 2702178 tra.2702178 Erik Satie art.61771 0.99 The Best of Erik Satie alb.115643 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/0/2/512009_170x170.jpg 2000-03-22 00:00:00.0 2000-03-22 00:00:00.0 true No. 1: Lent et douloureux tra.2702178 158000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2702178&rws=%2Ferik-satie%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2702178&variant=data&rws=%2Ferik-satie%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2702180&rws=%2Ferik-satie%2Ftop-tracks.rss 20th/21st Century Wed, 22 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Erik Satie on Rhapsody Online 2702180 tra.2702180 Erik Satie art.61771 0.99 The Best of Erik Satie alb.115643 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/0/2/512009_170x170.jpg 2000-03-22 00:00:00.0 2000-03-22 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