Erik Satie: The Eccentric Pioneer of Modern Music
French composer and pianist, known for his minimalist, avant-garde works and eccentric personality.Born in Honfleur, France, Satie studied briefly at the Paris Conservatoire but found its approach stifling. He became a central figure in the avant-garde art scene of Montmartre and Montparnasse, composing influential piano pieces like the Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes. His ideas on simplicity, repetition, and functional music (furniture music) prefigured minimalism and ambient music....